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Learn how to evaluate online sources for quality using criteria like author credibility, publication date, references, and more. Discover helpful tools and resources to verify information credibility. Explore tutorials for evaluating source reliability.
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Quality Evaluation Checklist • Who wrote the page • Use info: or look at “about us” • Check how popular/authoritative • When was it written. • Other indicators: • Why was the page written • References/bibliography • Links to other resources • Helpful tool(bar)s - Google, Alexa • Always look for the source! www.sharon-it.com
Google and Alexa Toolbars • GooglePageRank • AlexaTraffic Rank www.sharon-it.com
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Quality – Example 1 • What is DMRD? • Top Google result: www.dhmo.org www.sharon-it.com
DMRD – Press Kit www.sharon-it.com
Evaluating Quality - Tutorials • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html • http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/les1/index.html • http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm • http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/evaluating/evaluate.html www.sharon-it.com