The document provides guidelines for evaluating the reliability and credibility of information found on websites. It suggests considering whether a site is backed by experts, the authors can be identified, the information is verifiable elsewhere, is up-to-date, comprehensive and objective or shows bias. Questions are posed about whether information is commercial or non-commercial and if Google and Wikipedia are acceptable sources. Criteria for "right" versus "wrong" information are established.

1. Evaluating Web
Resources
Benton Library Media Center
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2. EVALUATING INFORMATION
“Wrong” “Right”
Information Information
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4. Is the website backed by experts?
Can you determine the
authors of the website?
Is the website commerical
or non-commercial?
Image: “dot com” by Thomas Hawk via Flickr under a CC-license.
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5. Is the information verifiable elsewhere?
Is the information
backed by sources?
Is the information
relevant to your topic?
Images: “IT everywhere #31” by Paul the Wine Guy via Flickr under a CC-license.
“Smack in the middle” by ogimogi via Flickr under a CC-license.
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6. Is the information up-to-date?
Does the website
present new information?
Can you tell when the
information was published?
Images: “#1 New MacBook” by Mikael Miettinen via Flickr under a CC-license.
“2009-07-09 What Day Is It?” by RG of CS-taking a bit of a break via Flickr under a CC-license.
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7. Is the information comprehensive?
Is there a clear bias
for a single viewpoint?
Is the information presented
objectively (when needed)?
Images: “Chain” by waffler via Flickr under a CC-license.
“Load or unload” by Pulpolux !!! via Flickr under a CC-license.
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8. Are Google and Wikipedia okay?
Images: “New Google Favicon High Resolution” by Tiger Pixel via Flickr under a CC-license.
“hands wikipedia aussiegall” by nojhan via Flickr under a CC-license.
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9. fccla.org
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10. bentonmediacenter.ning.com
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