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Evaluating informationHow to search the World Wide WebThis page describes how to comprehensively search for information on the internet. This site is provided by Trinity College in Western Australia. http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/web/find.htm Evaluating web sitesWebsite describes how to evaluate a website. Covers the purpose of the site, author’s credentials, bias of content, adequacy of coverage and currency of information. This website is provided by Ohio State University. QUICK : quality website checklistQuality information checklist site instructs on how to assess the worth of a website. This site is produced by the Health Education Authority in the United Kingdom. http://www.avon.k12.ct.us/enrichment/Enrich/quickgr4-0.htm Evaluating information found on the internetJohns Hopkins University website on the points to consider when evaluating a website. http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html Hoax-SlayerHoax-Slayer allows Internet users to check the veracity of common email hoaxes and aims to counteract criminal activity by publishing information about common types of Internet scams. Hoax-Slayer also includes anti-spam tips, computer and email security information, articles about true email forwards, and much more. Tools for evaluating information sourcesA listing of websites useful for the evaluation of online information. http://www.vuw.ac.nz/staff/alastair_smith/evaln/evaln.htm The information cycleThis Flash tutorial, using the Columbine tragedy of 1999 as an example, shows how information are created, distributed and used. This website is provided by the Pennsylvania State University Library. http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/infocycle/infocycle.html TILTThe award-winning, interactive information literacy tutorial from the University of Texas at Austin instructs on how to improve search skills and how to evaluate information effectively.
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