URL
1. check URL - personal page or not
2. type of domain - Is the domain extension appropriate for the content?
Sources
What Others say
1. Who links to the page? What do they say? Are there many links? - Do link search &
google/look up author
Add up
1. Why was the page put on the web? -Inform, give facts, give data? Explain, persuade? Sell, entice? Share? Disclose?
3. Who "published" the page? - You can rely more on information that is published by the source.
Page
1. Scan perimeters
2. Who wrote the page? author? name of the organization? institution? agency?
3. Is the page dated? Is it current enough?
4. What are the author's credentials on this subject?
Page
1. Scan perimeters
2. Who wrote the page? author? name of the organization? institution? agency?
3. Is the page dated? Is it current enough?
4. What are the author's credentials on this subject?
Sources
1. Are sources documented with footnotes or links?
2. Are there links to other resources on the topic?
-links work? well chosen? well organized, and/or evaluated/annotated?
Do the links represent other viewpoints/unbiased?
-links work? well chosen? well organized, and/or evaluated/annotated?
Do the links represent other viewpoints/unbiased?
What Others say
1. Who links to the page? What do they say? Are there many links? - Do link search &
google/look up author
Add up
1. Why was the page put on the web? -Inform, give facts, give data? Explain, persuade? Sell, entice? Share? Disclose?
2. think about the tone -sarcastic? saritical? ironic? parody?
(source: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html)
How Proper Online Research Works
1. Decide if the Topic Is 'Hard Research', 'Soft Research', or Both.
A) 'Hard research' describes scientific and objective research, where proven facts, figures, statistics, and measurable evidence are absolutely critical > the credibility of every resource must be able to withstand intense scrutiny.
A) 'Hard research' describes scientific and objective research, where proven facts, figures, statistics, and measurable evidence are absolutely critical > the credibility of every resource must be able to withstand intense scrutiny.
B) 'Soft research' describes topics that are more subjective, cultural, and opinion-based. Soft research sources will be less scrutinized by the readers.
C) Combined soft and hard > broadens your search requirements - need to find hard facts and figures & debate against very strong opinions to make your case.
2. Choose Which Online Authorities Are Suitable for Your Research Topic.
A) Hard research topics require hard facts and academically-respected evidence.
B) Soft research topics are often about collating the opinions of respected online writers.
3. Use Different Search Engines and Keywords
> start with broad initial researching
>narrow and deepen your Visible Web searching
>go beyond Google, for Invisble Web (Deep Web) searching
C) Combined soft and hard > broadens your search requirements - need to find hard facts and figures & debate against very strong opinions to make your case.
2. Choose Which Online Authorities Are Suitable for Your Research Topic.
A) Hard research topics require hard facts and academically-respected evidence.
B) Soft research topics are often about collating the opinions of respected online writers.
3. Use Different Search Engines and Keywords
> start with broad initial researching
>narrow and deepen your Visible Web searching
>go beyond Google, for Invisble Web (Deep Web) searching
4. Bookmark and Stockpile Possible Good Content.
5. Filter and Validate the Content.
> Carefully consider the author/source, and the date of publication.
> Be suspicious of personal web pages, and any commercial pages that have a shoddy, amateurish presentation.
> Be suspicious of scientific or medical pages that display scientific or medical advertising.
> Be suspicious of any ranting, overstating, overly-positive, or overly-negative commentary.
>Commercial consumer websites can be good resources, but be skeptical of every comment you read.
> Use your intuition if something seems amiss with the web page. Perhaps the author is just a little too positive, or seems a little too closed to other opinions. Maybe the author uses profanity, name-calling, or insults to try to make his point.
> Use Google 'link:' feature to see the 'backlinks' for a page. This technique will list incoming hyperlinks from the major websites that recommend the web page of interest.
6. Make a Final Decision on Which Argument You Now Support.
7. Quote and Cite the Content.
(source: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/navigatingthenet/tp/How-to-Properly-Research-Online.htm)
> Carefully consider the author/source, and the date of publication.
> Be suspicious of personal web pages, and any commercial pages that have a shoddy, amateurish presentation.
> Be suspicious of scientific or medical pages that display scientific or medical advertising.
> Be suspicious of any ranting, overstating, overly-positive, or overly-negative commentary.
>Commercial consumer websites can be good resources, but be skeptical of every comment you read.
> Use your intuition if something seems amiss with the web page. Perhaps the author is just a little too positive, or seems a little too closed to other opinions. Maybe the author uses profanity, name-calling, or insults to try to make his point.
> Use Google 'link:' feature to see the 'backlinks' for a page. This technique will list incoming hyperlinks from the major websites that recommend the web page of interest.
6. Make a Final Decision on Which Argument You Now Support.
7. Quote and Cite the Content.
(source: http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/navigatingthenet/tp/How-to-Properly-Research-Online.htm)
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