Information Literacy Tools

1. Tools to Analyze and
Find Information
Highlights noted by Alaina Wright, based on the work of Alan
November
August 2014

2. Source of Information
November, A. (2002, June 17). 2 Information Literacy Quiz
Answer Key. November Learning. Retrieved August 2, 2014, from
http://novemberlearning.com/educational-resources-for-
educators/information-literacy-resources/2-information-literacy-
quiz-answer-key/

3. Analyze
• Having trouble finding the owner/publisher of websites?
• Try www.easywhois.com
• To find the history of a website:
• go to www.archive.org
• Can I trust it? Or is it a personal website?
• Look for % or ~ in the web address

4. Codes
•Where is it coming from?
.org – organization
.com – company
.sch – school (used outside of US)
.k12 – most US school sites
.edu – US higher ed
.gov – US government (add country code for outside US)
.ac – higher ed outside of US usually used with country code,
example, “.ac.uk”
.net – network
.mil – US military
.co – Company (if paired with a country code, example
“.co.uk,” the state of Colorado or the country, Columbia)

5. Find
• Need to narrow your search?
• Use Quotation marks to search for exact phrases, rather than just
the words individually to narrow down your results.