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Quality? Be Skeptical!

Tsunami?

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Uncyclopedia

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The new plaza hotel

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Quality Evaluation Checklist• Who wrote the page

– Use info: or look at “about us”– Check how popular/authoritative

• When was it written.• Other indicators:

– Why was the page written– References/bibliography– Links to other resources

• Helpful tool(bar)s - Google, Alexa• Always look for the source!

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Google and Alexa Toolbars

• GooglePageRank

• AlexaTraffic Rank

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Examples

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Quality – Example 1• What is DMRD?• Top Google result: www.dhmo.org

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DMRD – Press Kit

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Evaluating Quality - Tutorials

• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

• http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/les1/index.html

• http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm

• http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/evaluating/evaluate.html