Name: ____________________
Hour: ____ Date: _______________
I. Finding Credible Sources on the Internet:
Guidelines for choosing credible, reliable Internet sources for research
Notes
A. Determine the _________________________ of the site:
1. Who is ______________________ of the site?
2. Is there _____________________ available to find out more about this
person/group?
3. Does the site have a reliable ________________?
a. .edu = ________________________________
Check one:
credible
check credentials
use caution
b. .gov = ________________________________
Check one:
credible
check credentials
use caution
c. .net = ________________________________
Check one:
credible
check credentials
use caution
d. .com = ________________________________
Check one:
credible
check credentials
use caution
e. .mil = ________________________________
Check one:
credible
f.
check credentials
use caution
.org = ________________________________
Check one:
credible
check credentials
use caution
B. Determine the _______________________________ of the site.
1. Is it easy to see ___________________ the information?
2. Are all factual claims supported by ______________________?
3. Are there any obvious ____________________________________?
4. Was the page/site ________________________ somewhat recently?
Name: ____________________
Hour: ____ Date: _______________
C. Determine the _______________________________ of the site:
1. Is there any _________________ that you notice in the information?
2. Is the site trying to ____________________ you something?
3. Are the __________ clearly separate from the information presented?
D. Use your ____________________________________.
1. Just because something is on the Internet DOES NOT MEAN it is
___________________.
2. _________________________ with access to the Internet and a little spare
time can create their own Web site.
3. There is little or no ______________________________ or control of what is
published on Web sites.
E. Look for ___________________________ of poor Web site credibility:
1. No _____________________
2. Bad ________________________________
3. Old, outdated ________________________
4. No way to ____________________________
5. Site is ________________________________
6. _______________________ views
PRACTICE:
Example #1: Ian’s Land of Castles
http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/ndarling/castle/castles.htm
Is this a good source to cite in an essay you write for school? Why or why not?
Example #2: Smoking Cessation
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/cessation/quitting/index.htm#benefits
Is this a good source to cite in an essay you write for school? Why or why not?
Example #3: Nose-Picking in the Pongidae and Its
Implication for Human Evolution
http://www.calflora.net/primatenooz/nosepicking.html
Is this a good source to cite in an essay you write for school? Why or why not?