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Evaluating Sources: Understanding Authority in Research and Information Gathering

When seeking information, it's crucial to assess the authority of your source. Consider the credentials of the author—are they experts or amateurs? Each type of source, from newspapers to scholarly journals, serves different purposes based on your research needs. Ask critical questions about your subject knowledge, required depth, and access needs. On the web, scrutinize who is behind the information using tools like easywhois.com. Explore various search engines and understand how algorithms like PageRank determine results. Your choice of source shapes your understanding.

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Evaluating Sources: Understanding Authority in Research and Information Gathering

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  1. AUTHORITY and the word is…

  2. It’s all about the authority of the source: • Who are they? • What do they know about the topic? • Are they scholars or pundits? • Are they pretenders or psychos?

  3. What’s the best source? It’s your call. • Newspapers? • Popular magazines? • Scholarly publications? • Books • Magazines • Journals • World Wide Web?

  4. Your source is dictated by your goal: • Do you know anything about your subject? • Are you looking for depth? • Do you only want brevity? • Are you looking for eyewitnesses? • Do you need the entire history? • Is 24/7 access important? • What are the requirements of the assignment?

  5. How do you know? • You have to ask the questions. • You can make assumptions. • If it’s appeared in print, authority has been vetted for you. • If it’s on the www, you have to look a little closer. • One way to find out who is responsible for any webpage is to use the link: • http://easywhois.com

  6. And then there’s social bookmarking: • Using delicious.com allows you to access you www bookmarks from any computer at any time. • All you need is a free account • http://del.icio.us/

  7. Googilitis: • Why is the first result first? • The PageRankalgorithim: PageRankevaluates two things: how many links there are to a web page from other pages, and the quality of the linking sites. • Are there other search engines? • Altavista.com • Ask.com

  8. What are the other search engines?http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=2156221 • http://www.yahoo.com • http://www.ask.com • http://www.alltheweb.com • http://www.hotbot.com • http://www.altavista.com • http://www.gigablast.com • http://www.live.com • http://www.lycos.com

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