Evaluating Internet Sources CCAC LEARNING COMMONS

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Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this presentation, students will be able to:  Describe the importance of evaluating internet sources  Explain the differences between web sources and traditional (print) sources  Complete a search from the CCAC Library online database  Identify a quality source for use in research

Evaluation is a Valuable Step quantity  High quantity of information level of quality  Uneven level of quality accurate, useful, or valid  Not all will be accurate, useful, or valid evaluate credibility  Important to evaluate credibility

The Key to Evaluating Sources… differenceswebtraditional print sources.  …is understanding differences between web and traditional print sources. differences: A few differences: Standards for publications Publication information including dates Author qualifications  Also look at: Accuracy & Quality Objectivity & Purpose Coverage & Scope

What web site?  Check the URL.org,.gov,.edu.org,.gov,.edu tend to be more reputable  Sources to AVOID: Wikipedia Wikihow Yahoo!Answers eHow

CCAC Library Using the CCAC Library Online Database  The Library website:  Click the i-Connect logo to learn more about researching online:

Finding Articles CCAC’s Library site offers many Subject Guides to search, including:  Art  English & Literature  History  Social Issues & Current Events

Academic Search Complete Searching Academic Search Complete Searches can be performed based on multiple aspects of an article, including:  Text  Author  Title  Subject  Keywords

Considerations  Author  Publication dates  Article Title  Summary  Index

ReadingforContent Evaluation Reading for Content Evaluation  Language?  One-sided Arguments?  Fact, Opinion, Propaganda?  Cross Checking?

In Conclusion …  There are no shortcuts to quality research  Pay attention to publication dates when searching for current events  Perform searches on authors to establish credibility  Poor Sources  Biased  Correlations as fact  Out-dated  Error prone

Works Cited Allegheny Campus Library. N.p.: CCAC, Print. Driscoll, Dana Lynn, and Alan Brizee. "Evaluating Sources: Overview." Purdue OWL: Evaluating Sources of Information. The Writing Lab, The OWL at Purdue, Purdue University, 22 Feb Web. 5 June "Evaluate a Web Site: Evaluate Sites." Evaluate Sites. CCAC, n.d. Web. 3 June 2015.

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