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Evaluating Web sites:
Introduction
Is the Internet a solid source of information? Absolutely! It’s great to have access to thousands of perspectives, constantly breaking news and information that is both visually entertaining and informative.
You will have little trouble gathering information from the web. In fact, you will be flooded with it. Selecting the "best stuff" is going to be the real challenge.
It is important to understand that the quality varies greatly. The Internet has no "filter" for quality, taste or reliability. No editorial board determines the publication of material. Anyone can publish anything on the Internet.
Peter Steiner said it best in his famous
cartoon
published in the New Yorker (July 5, 1993).
Look at some
sites
Accessing Information
The good, the bad, and the ugly all exist on the Internet.
The following is a list of the categories of information available.
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Advocacy
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Business/Marketing
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Entertainment
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News
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Reference/Informational
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Personal Pages
URL's & Domain Names
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address that specifies a website or other Internet resource.
Domain Name Extensions
.com - For profit commercial organizations
.edu - Education related university or research institutions
.gov - Government agencies
.mil - U.S military organizations
.net - Internet service facility or service provider
.org - Not-for-profit organizations
Country Domain Names
Country domain names are indicated by a period and two letters. The following are examples of country domain names:
.au - Australia
.ca - Canada
.cn - China
.jp - Japan
.uk - United Kingdom (Britain)
A more complete list of country codes can be found at:
http://hotbot.lycos.com/help/domains.asp
When you are evaluating a web page ask yourself:
Who is responsible for the page you are accessing?
Is it a governmental agency or an other official source?
A university?
A business, corporation or other commercial interest?
An individual?
You can generally rely on .edu, .gov. and .mil domains (hostnames) to present accurate information.
The .com, .net and .org are more uncertain and might require additional verification
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