1. What have you seen on the internet that is not true?

2. How do you know if something you read on the internet is true or not?

3. The Reliability of Internet Sources
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4. Author
Domain
Organization
Motivation
Verifiability

5. Author Website type (personal or professional)
Contact information
Affiliation and credentials

6. Organization
Academic or scholarly
Recognized
Credible
Authoritative

7. Domains .org = nonprofit organization .edu = educational institution
.gov = reliable government website
.com / .net = personal, commercial, etc

8. Motivation Intended audience Possible bias Self-publication
Financial gain

9. Verifiable Links to sources Background information on site

10. Verifiable Bibliography

11. Internet Reliability You be the judge Who wrote it?
What is its purpose and motivation?
What organization supports it?
Can the information be verified?
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12. Sources Bedfordstmartins.com/guidebook/online_7.htm
Homeworktips.about.com/od/researchandreference/a/internet.htm
Library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/
Mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/web-eval-sitess.htm
Virtualsalt.com/evalu8it/htm
Websearch.about.com/od/referencesearch/a/evauatesource.htm
www4.uwm.edu/libraries/help/faq/reliability.cfm