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Evaluating Web Resources

Evaluating Web Resources. LIBS100 February 14, 2004. LIBS100 Word of the Day. Plagarism to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own to use (another's production) without crediting the source. Search Engines. Crawler Based www.google.com www.yahoo.com

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Evaluating Web Resources

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  1. Evaluating Web Resources LIBS100 February 14, 2004

  2. LIBS100 Word of the Day Plagarism • to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own • to use (another's production) without crediting the source Source: Merriam-Webster Online, www.m-w.com

  3. Search Engines • Crawler Based • www.google.com • www.yahoo.com • www.askjeeves.com Review

  4. Search Engines • Subject Directory Sites • “Classic Yahoo” dir.yahoo.com • Librarian’s Index to the Internet www.lii.org Review

  5. Search Engines • Meta-search Engines • www.dogpile.com • www.vivisimo.com • www.hotbot.com Review

  6. Search Results • Paid Listings also called Sponsored Listings • Editorial Listings also called Web Listings, Results, etc. Not always easy to tell the difference! Review

  7. Boolean Operators • AND (+) locates records containing both terms. • OR locates records containing either term. • NOT (–) locates records containing first term, but not the second • In Google (and most other search engines) the operators MUST be capitalized Review

  8. Evaluating Web Resources • Anyone can publish anything on web • Anyone can claim to be an expert on the web • Must evaluate site carefully

  9. Steiner, Peter. Cartoon. The New Yorker 5 July 1993: 63.

  10. URL Clues(Slide 1 of 2) The URL can often give clues to author/sponsor of site. .edu - Educational site .com- Commercial site .org - Nonprofit site .gov - Government Site

  11. URL Clues(Slide 2 of 2) The URL can often give clues to author/sponsor of site. .net - Network .mil - Military .int - International

  12. Top Level Domains Generic or Country Code Top Level Domains Indicates geographical location - state (US) or Country .ny.us (New York, United States .edu.uk (Edu in United Kingdom)

  13. Examples of TLD New York State Web Site www.state.ny.us Oxford University in Oxford, England www.ox.ac.uk

  14. Evaluating Web Sites Publisher Read URL carefully! ~ (tilde) or % usually personal pages Is domain appropriate for topic? Does publisher make sense?

  15. Evaluating Web Sites Publisher Government sites: look for .gov, .mil, .us or other country code Educational sites: look for .edu

  16. Evaluating Web Sites Author • Who wrote page? Name? Organization? • Credentials- Is author qualified to write about subject? • Link on page to “About Us”, Biography, etc. • Email address only is NOT sufficient

  17. Evaluating Web Sites Page Currency/Contents Is page dated with last revision? Is revision current? Are there misspellings/mistakes on page?

  18. Evaluating Web Sites References • Explore links, references to other pubs • If scholarly/research work, references must be provided • Links should be well chosen, organize and work

  19. Evaluating Web Sites Does it all add up? • Why was page put on web? • Could it be ironic, satire, parody? • Is a web page best source for your information need?

  20. Evaluating Web Sites • Look at URL • Check author, contact person, organization • Date of last revision • Purpose or intended audience • Page contents • Links and References check out?

  21. Let’s check out a site Google search: “hip hop” AND feminism (10th hit on 2/13/05) http://www.mysistahs.org/features/hiphop.htm

  22. Homework • For Wednesday, 2/16: Read Rodrigues 73-81. • Journal Entry 5 will be in-class assignment on 2/16 • Annotated bibliography due 2/23/05

  23. Annotated Bibliography • Five sources on your research topic. • Two must be found in EBSCO databases • Write short summary (25-50 words) of each source. • Do not plagiarize!!! Cannot copy abstract to use for your summary. • We will work on this in-class on Wednesday

  24. References Barker, Joe. “Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask.” UC Berkeley Library Jan 2005. 10 Feb 2005 <www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html>. Rothenberger, Michelle. “Search Engines.” 6 Feb 2005 <http://www.carpeindexum.com/libs100/srcheng/srchdir.ppt>. Staff. “Resources, INFS100.” Minneapolis Community and Technical College. 6 Feb 2005 <http://www.mctc.mnscu.edu/library/courses/infs1000/infs1000pt2.htm#Resources>.

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