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Is this a good Website? How to tell the good from the not so good.

Is this a good Website? How to tell the good from the not so good. Sources: ALSC Great Websites Committee, Natrona County HS librarian Sherry Good, www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com. The Internet has lots of good information, but watch out for the sites that will waste your time.

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Is this a good Website? How to tell the good from the not so good.

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  1. Is this a good Website?How to tell the good from the not so good. Sources: ALSC Great Websites Committee, Natrona County HS librarian Sherry Good, www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com

  2. The Internet has lots of good information, but watch out for the sites that will waste your time.

  3. The web address can contain clues: .com (commercial) .org (non-profit organizations) .gov (government A ~ in an address means that .k12 or .edu (education) site is maintained by a person .int (international) rather than a business, .mil (military) organization, or school .net (networks) • The Internet has a lot of information but isn’t very organized. How can you tell if a website has quality information?

  4. Domain names • These domains were added in 2000 .aero (air travel companies) .biz (businesses) .coop (cooperative organizations) .info (information-based services such as newspapers and libraries .museum (museums, archival institutions, exhibitions) .name (individual and personal websites) .pro (professions such as medicine or law)

  5. Website Criteria • Who • What • When • Where • Why

  6. Who? • Who wrote the page? ~Are sources identified and given credit? ~ What are the qualifications of the author? Is there a biography available? ~Can you contact the author? Personal websites are more likely to present opinion rather than fact. Source Proof Authority

  7. What is the purpose of the site? Bias • What is the purpose of the site? • Educate, entertain, persuade, sell… • Is it clear? • Easy to read • Uncluttered • Is it unbiased? • Gender, racial, religious… • Is it easy to use and effective? • Searchable Examples

  8. When? • When was the site created? • When was it updated? • Is the information current? Example

  9. Where? • Where does the information come from? • Citations • Where can I go for more information? • Links • Bibliography Example

  10. Why? • Why is this information useful for me? • Current • Accurate • Why should I use this page? • Quality • Content • Links Checktheseout!

  11. Phishing and Spoofing • Phishing is tricking people to reveal their personal information, usually with spoofing and a web page. • Spoofing is impersonating someone else on the web. • Spoofed websites can look so much like the real website being spoofed that it’s hard to tell the difference!

  12. Phishing and Spoofing, cont. • Be careful of links in emails. If you are unsure, type the web address into your browser instead of clicking on a link. • Secure sites have a lock graphic and/or use https:// • If you are still unsure, contact the company to find out for sure.

  13. Online databases and the catalog- your best bet! • ALLDATA Online • CultureGrams • Issues and Controversies • LOISLAW • Noodle Tools • Pro and Con • World Book Encyclopedia • Learning Express Library • WYLD

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