2. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog Cartoon by Peter Steiner from page 61 of July 5, 1993 issue of The New Yorker, (Vol.69 (LXIX) no. 20) for academic discussion on website evaluation, research, citing sources, and copyright laws. It complies with the copyright law of the United States as defined and stipulated under Title 17 U. S. Code.

3. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Why is evaluating Websites Important? Anyone can put something on the Internet. No one overseas what is put on the internet for accuracy. Documents can easily be copied with omissions and errors, or falsified

4. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Is information in a book better? Book publishers check for inaccurate information. Not all printed information that exists is on the Internet.

5. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Authority Who created the Website? Is there an “About”, “Biography”, or “Who am I” page that tells about the author? What qualifications does this author have to write on this topic; is the author an expert? Is there a “Contact” page with information provided? Where is this information being published from?

6. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ A webpage and its URL (address) http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/

7. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ What is a URL? Uniform Resource Locator It is the address to a particular website It provides information about a website

8. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ http://www.mylibraryrocks.com Http:// hypertext transfer protocol (computer language used) www World Wide Web (connectivity – wireless, wires).mylibraryrocks Domain name (the unique website identifier).com top level domain

9. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Top Level Domains.com - commercial (most common).org - non-profit.net - Net.edu - higher education.k-12 - elementary & secondary education.gov - Governement.mil - Military

10. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ http://www.mylibrary.com/teen.htm /teen file name/web page.htm programming language

11. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Accuracy How well is it developed Can the information be verified? Are there typos?

12. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Objectivity Who is the information for? Who is the audience? Is there advertising on the website? Who is sponsoring it? Is it unbiased; are both sides of an issue presented?

13. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Currency When was the information added? When was it last updated? Do the links work?

14. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ Coverage How thorough is the information? Is the information provided general or comprehensive ? Are links provided for further research?

15. Copyright © 2007 Linda Valley All rights reserved. http://www.mylibraryrocks.com/ What can you tell me about these websites? http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ http://www.dhmo.org/