This document discusses evaluating the credibility and reliability of information sources on the internet. It provides tips for assessing the credibility of authors, publications, and websites. These include checking for author credentials, publication affiliations, evidence that other credible sites link to the source, and consistency of information across sources. The document emphasizes applying critical thinking to evaluate sources based on the research task, rather than making absolute judgments of credibility. It also notes the role of librarians in helping evaluate online information and detect truth.

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7. Think of CARRDSS CREDIBILITY / AUTHORITY ACCURACY RELIABILITY RELEVANCE DATE SOURCES BEHIND THE TEXT SCOPE AND PURPOSE

8. CREDIBILITY / AUTHORITY : Who is the author? What are his or her credentials? Education? Experience? Affiliation? Does the author’s experience really qualify him or her as an expert? Does he or she offer first-hand credibility? (For instance, a Vietnam veteran or a witness to Woodstock?) Who actually published this page? Is this a personal page or is it part of the site belonging to a major institution? (Clues pointing to a personal page: ~ tilde, %, users, members) Is the page hosted by a free server like AOL, Tripod,

9. But what if I can’t find any author information?

10. Look for credibility clues! Words and phrases to look for: About us, Who Am I, FAQs, For More, Company Information, Profiles, Our Staff, Home E-mail the author If you have no information other than an e-mail link, write a polite e-mail asking for more information.

11. More credibility clues(What do others think?) Do a link check In Google or AltaVista type link:siteaddress Your results will show which other sites have chosen to link to this page. If respectable institutions have linked to a site, that provides a clue about the site’s credibility. Does the site appear in major subject directories like Librarian’s Index to the Internet (lii.org)?

13. http://www.statecollege.edu/history/middleages/chaucer

14. http://www.statecollege.edu/history/middleages

15. http://www.statecollege.edu/history

17. http://middleagesevaluation.wikispaces.com/

18. http://sites.google.com/site/scholarlypopulartrade/

20. http://www.easywhois.com/

21. Valentine, Timothy. There’s a Hole in the Bucket-1.” 2 June 2008. Flickr. Web. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_ramon/2544912168/>.

22. More about The Commons Launched on January 16, 2008 in partnership with Library of Congress. Objectives: 1. To increase access to publicly-held photography collections, and 2. To provide a way for the general public to contribute information and knowledge. (Then watch what happens when they do!)

23. http://www.backlinkwatch.com/index.php

24. http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179930812/in/set-72157603671370361

27. The smartest person in the room is not the person at the front of the room. The smartest person in the room, is the room! David Weinberger, BLC, July 2009

28. "Nobody is as smart as everybody.” Founding executive editor of Wired, Kevin Kelly

29. There may not be a single right answer.

30. All of our texts are flawed.

31. What’s missing?

32. From whose lens?

33. Is there such a thing as neutral text?

34. What is a primary source?

36. http://iran.twazzup.com/

37. Using, leveraging, deploying information in new ways to organize for change.

38. http://www.demotix.com/content/afghan-election

39. Who is an expert?

40. http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/

41. http://www.instructables.com

42. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbXzI-IAdSc

44. http://yebol.com

45. Are there new questions?

46. From David Warlick: David Warlick, Evaluating Internet-based Information, A Goals-Based Approach.

47. David Warlickhttp://landmark-project.com/evaluation/dic1.php

49. What sorts of materials is the blogger reading or citing?

50. Does this blogger have influence? Who and how many people link to the blog? Who is commenting? Does this blog appear to be part of a community? The best blogs are likely to be hubs for folks who share interests with the blogger.

51. Is this content covered in any depth, with any authority? How sophisticated is the language, the spelling?

52. Is this blog alive? It there a substantial archive? How current are the posts?

53. At what point in a story’s lifetime did the post appear? Examining a story’s date may offer clues as to the reliability of a blog entry.

54. Is the site upfront about its bias? Does it recognize/discuss other points of view? (For certain information tasks, an essay or debate or student blog, bias may be very useful. You need to recognize it. )

55. If the blogger is not a traditional expert, is this a first-hand view that would be valuable to your research? Is it a unique perspective?

56. Is the blog rated in any way? Has it won any awards? Gotten reviews? Tools like Technorati and Blogpulse can help you assess the influence of a blog.

58. The student gathers information about the information.

59. As students approaches information with their goals to accomplish, they are less likely to be influenced by the goals of those who generated and published the information, which has interesting implications for media literacy.”David Warlick, Evaluating Internet-based Information, A Goals-Based Approach.

61. How rich is the wiki? How many pages does it contain?

62. How many people appear to be involved in editing the wiki? Does it seem that the information is improved by having a variety of participants? How heavily edited are the pages you plan to use?

63. Does the project appear to be alive? Are participants continuing to edit it?

64. Does the information appear to be accurate? Can you validate it?

65. Can you use other sources to triangulate the information?

67. The PLN: as information filter. You build it based on your own information criteria

68. Triangulation

69. What is the information task?

70. http://toolsforsearch.wikispaces.com/

71. http://streamingvideo.wikispaces.com/

72. What is original research?

74. GIGO

75. or developing a filter for crap

76. http://springfielddatabases.wikispaces.com/

77. http://www.doaj.org/

78. http://worldnews.wikispaces.com/

81. Librarians have a role in truth detection.

82. and truth creation. But that’s another story.

83. You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. Abraham Lincoln (attributed)

84. “Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” Albert Einstein

85. Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true. [paraphrased] Buddha