| Activity
#1: Evaluate a web site for authority, accuracy, currency,
and relevance. |
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1.1 a.
Use the ShowMe glossary to define website criteria: authority,
accuracy, currency, and relevance. Find one example of evidence
for each criterion from websites you access through Google
(e.g., a date on the web page for currency.).
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1.1 b. Apply the 4 criteria (authority, accuracy, currency,
and relevance) to a website listed on the following site:
http://www.andoverhs.anoka.k12.mn.us/IMC/bogus.html
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1.1 c. Choose a website from a Google search and design
an evaluation chart that includes the following: the name
of the website, the url, your search term(s); an example of
each of the 4 criteria (authority, accuracy, currency, and
relevance). Place a check next to those criteria that are
met for this website. Use the definitions in ShowMe glossary
as benchmarks. |
| Activity
#3: Locate information relevant to my research interests/needs. |
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1.3 a.
Identify 2 subscription databases that are relevant to your
research needs/interests. Use the About descriptions in Indexes
and Databases to learn more about the databases. State at
least 3 reasons for choosing each database specific to their
features.
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1.3 b. Go to a WilsonWeb database and choose a database
relevant to your research interests/needs. Perform a search
using the “peer reviewed journals” limitation. Make a list
of 3 peer reviewed journals in your field of interest/need. |
