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Evaluating Quality
Questions to ask and tips for looking for authoritative information on the internet.
http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/quality.html
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Producing Quality Web Page Content
Article explains how to give a web page content the mark of quality. Conversely, it helps point out what to look for in a quality site.
http://www.walthowe.com/pubweb/qcontent/qcontent.html
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Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation
Categorizes problematic sites and gives many examples of each type. Ends with a section which points to sites which give people accurate information as well as warnings about hoaxes and half-true stories.
http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm
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Publishers Wanted, No Experience Necessary: Information Quality on the Web
Research librarian elaborates on five characteristics of superior web sites: timeliness, expediency, accuracy, objectivity, and authenticity
http://www.llrx.com/columns/quality.htm
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Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources
Refereed article written by Alastair Smith which surveys criteria published on the Web and in the print literature and proposes a set of criteria (a toolbox) that can be used by librarians and users to evaluate Internet information sources.
http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v8/n3/smit8n3.html
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Don't Believe Everything You Read: Ideas for Reading Critically
Short pdf file. Suggestions for evaluating anything you read.
http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/pdf/critical-reading.pdf
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Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask
Includes checklist form (PDF) that can be used to analyze web sites and pages.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
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Evaluating Credibility of Information on the Internet
An essay that considers peer review, author's credentials, writing style, and plausibility of information.
http://www.rbs0.com/credible.pdf
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Evaluating Web Sites
Seeks to provide the necessary guidelines to use to determine the quality and accuracy of the information found on the World Wide Web. A document from the University of Maryland libraries.
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/evaluate.html
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Information Quality
Sections on gaining full access to materials which may be censored, understanding how to search, and evaluating what is found using the internet.
http://ils.unc.edu/~fents/310/
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