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==Evaluating Sources == 

This page has been developed to assist you in learning to effectively evaluate information sources found on the Internet. Please follow the instructions closely!

The Assignment--Day 1:
 1. The following Web pages will provide you with information on how to effectively evaluate an information source found on the Web. Carefully explore the three Web pages listed below.  2. How do you decide whether or not you can trust the information on a particular Web site? Create a one-page annotated list of how to effectively evaluate an Internet source. You should list __at least__ ten different criteria, and for each item listed, you must write a detailed explanation of what you should look for. Type this in Microsoft Word, save it, print it, and turn it in for a grade.
 *  [|UC Berkeley]
 * <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(196,228,233)"> [|Cornell University Library]
 * <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(196,228,233)"> [|University of Houston]

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<span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">The Assignment--Day 2:
3. Based on the criteria you developed in the previous step, please evaluate the five Web sites that follow. You must write a detailed explanation of the strategies you used to determine the validity of the information on each site. How reliable is the site? What role, if any, would it play in your research? You will have five separate evaluations to turn in.<span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">
 * <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(196,228,233)">[|Web Site A]
 * <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(196,228,233)">[|Web Site B]
 * <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(196,228,233)">[|Web Site C]
 * <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(196,228,233)">[|Web Site D]
 * <span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(196,228,233)">[|Web Site E]