EVALUATING ONLINE RESOURCES ONLINE RESOURCE TECHNIQUES B Y

EVALUATING ONLINE RESOURCES & ONLINE RESOURCE TECHNIQUES B Y : R Y A N P A T T E R S O N Right place Web pages happening Doubt Source & details RYAN PATTERSON

GO TO THE RIGHT PLACE • Don’t just use a Search Engine • Look for something substantial • Consider a library website • Not everything is on the web • Older resources shouldn’t be found online RYAN PATTERSON

WHEN IN DOUBT, DOUBT • Accuracy is not easy to confirm • Test one source against another • Look at 5 or 6 websites • Look that quotes are cited • Look for bias RYAN PATTERSON

CONSIDER SOURCE AND LOOK FOR DETAILS • Look for author’s credentials • Truncate the URL (take off ending) • Check for good grammar & spelling • Don’t be fooled by distracting graphics • Link or citation should be provided RYAN PATTERSON

KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING • Identify reason the webpage was created • Detect purpose of the site • Look for the site’s intended audience • What is not being said? • Simplification can distort facts RYAN PATTERSON

DISTINGUISH WEB PAGES • Some research materials are only online • Distinguish among official & peer reviewed journals • Try specific sites like Google scholar • Some library references are online subscriptions • You can look through periodical databases RYAN PATTERSON