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Evaluating Internet Resources amended 1/10 Instruction Office Lovejoy Library Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Techniques and questions to ask when using the internet for research: • Train your eye to look to employ a series of techniques that will assist in locating what you need • Train your mind to think critically by asking a series of questions that will help you decide if the information can be trusted. What is the internet good for? • Quick facts (contact info, maps) • Social networking (myspace, facebook, blogs, wikis) • Shopping! • Current news Don’t use the internet… • For locating scholarly articles – These are often found on the “deep web” in databases not commonly found using a search engine such as Google. • As your only research tool – Use books, journals and subscription databases when conducting research. Guidelines for Evaluating Web Sites • “Author”ity • Accuracy • Objectivity • Currency • Coverage & Comparability • Maintenance & Design Group work! Group work cont’d
