1. Reliability of Resources

2. Reliability- Judging Sources Can you count on the website you are on for the correct information? Is the book giving you incorrect facts? Does the newspaper have the latest facts? How will you know?

3. Books Printed texts are usually more reliable than internet sites because books are checked by editors and publishers before they go to print. However, books can have incorrect information in them Always check the information you get from a book with another source.

4. Internet Anyone can apply for a website and maintain it. Information can be inaccurate, untrue, or incorrect. It’s wise to think about who put the information on the website when deciding how accurate the information is.

5. Domains.com - for-profit organization.edu - educational institution - usually a college or university.gov - U.S. government.mil - U.S. military.net - networks, service providers, and organizations.org - non-profit organization Educational institutions, government sites, and non-profit websites are usually reliable sources of information.

6. Websites When viewing.com or.net websites, it is a good idea to try to find out who is the author or sponsor. It is also a good idea to check when the site was last updated. When using information from the internet, always try to check the information with another source.

7. Encyclopedias Experts compared two encyclopedias to see how accurate and reliable they were. Wikipedia, an on-line encyclopedia, averaged 4 errors per article. Britannica, a printed encyclopedia had about 3. Always check the information that comes out of an encyclopedia with another source.

8. Magazines/Newspapers Do the articles agree with other things you have read? Examine news stories in different papers about the same events. On what points do they agree? Disagree?

9. Try it with your topic Find information in a book and verify it with another book. Find information in an encyclopedia and verify it with a book Find information on a website and check it with a book.

10. Sources http://uci.buffalo.edu/ResouceCenter/Inter net_Resources/Internet_main/Evaluating_I nternet_Sites.pdfhttp://uci.buffalo.edu/ResouceCenter/Inter net_Resources/Internet_main/Evaluating_I nternet_Sites.pdf http://science.slashdot.org/science/05/12/1 5/1352207.shtml?tid=95&tid=14http://science.slashdot.org/science/05/12/1 5/1352207.shtml?tid=95&tid=14