| But I Found It On The Internet... It Has To Be True! |
| Don Descy, Ph.D. | |
| Minnesota State University | |
| Today: |
| 1. Introduction | |
| 2. Problem | |
| 3. Solutions? | |
| 4. Questions/Comments | |
| Internet Stages: |
| 1969: Military/Research | |
| 1986: Higher Ed/Research | |
| 1991: General Education: | |
| Using the Internet | |
| Finding Things/Publishing | |
| Credibility |
| The Problem (1): |
| Web Publishing | |
| Anyone can do it | |
| No Screening | |
| Ill-informed/pranksters | |
| ÒBadÓ examples |
| Slide 5 |
| The Problem (2): |
| Naive Users | |
| Believe it is filtered | |
| Believe it is accurate | |
| Confuse it with library material |
| Slide 7 |
| Solutions??? |
| Understand the problem | |
| User guidelines | |
| Use Web review tools | |
| Luck |
| Slide 9 |
| Understand the Problem: |
| Educate users about potential problems and solutions |
| User Guidelines: |
| Author, Producer, Site Publication, Purpose, Date of Publication, Arrangement, Intended Audience, Coverage, Writing style, Reasoning, References... |
| User Guidelines (1): |
| Author: | |
| Is author known in field? | |
| Affiliations listed? | |
| Address, mailto, homepage? | |
| Creator or compiler? | |
| WhoÕs Who, Whois, finger |
| Slide 13 |
| Slide 14 |
| User Guidelines (2): |
| Site: | |
| Is URL clearly noted? | |
| What can you find out about site? | |
| Ending suffix: .edu .com .net. .mil .au .ca .gov | |
| Does information/site fit? | |
| Try deleting right to left |
| Sites to Visit (1): |
| 1. lme.mnsu.edu | |
| /mankato/mankato.html | |
| 2. 134.29.25.51 /NewHartford/newhtfd.html | |
| 3. city-mankato.us |
| Sites to Visit?? (2) |
| 1. www.whitehouse.gov | |
| 2. www.whitehouse.net | |
| 3. www.whitehouse.com (X) |
| Sites to Visit??: (3) |
| 1. online.coled.mankato.msus. edu/ded/bed/bedhome.html | |
| 2. Bedlington-L.com | |
| 3. lme.mnsu.edu/ | |
| bed/bedhome.html |
| What About These?: |
| 1. www.dole96.com | |
| 2. www.dole96.org (Both not presently online.) |
| Slide 20 |
| User Guidelines (3): |
| Publication: | |
| Single page/ series? | |
| Author, collection, organization? | |
| Abstract, full text, presentation? | |
| Where published/presented? |
| Slide 22 |
| Slide 23 |
| User Guidelines (4): |
| Purpose: | |
| Inform? | |
| Advocate position? | |
| Stimulate discussion? |
| Slide 25 |
| Slide 26 |
| User Guidelines (5): |
| References: | |
| Well documented? | |
| Current references? | |
| Links to other sources? | |
| Links to referenced work on same or other servers? |
| "ARIES (Mar." |
| ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Your well-being is assured. There should be some positive news regarding real estate or an investment. You may have to cope with work overload, but colleagues are willing to assist. | |
| TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): You're in a do-or-dare mood and want to persuade loved ones to support a project. With the harmonious moon in your sign, you should have extremely positive news and unconditional support. |
| User Guidelines (6): |
| Intended audience | |
| Coverage | |
| Writing style/reasoning | |
| Spelling, grammar... | |
| Etc. |
| Slide 30 |
| Web Review Tools (1): |
| Reputable organizations | |
| Named reviewers | |
| ÒHonestÓ reviews | |
| READ any introductory material! |
| Web Review Tools (2): |
| Yahooligans: | |
| Safe site for students | |
| Huge database of sites | |
| screened and checked | |
| yahooligans.com |
| Web Review Tools (3): |
| Lycos Directory: | |
| Human edited directory | |
| Accuracy of site checked | |
| Named editors | |
| dir.lycos.com |
| Web Review Tools (4): |
| Argus Clearinghouse: | |
| Rates, reviews sites and lists | |
| 1-5 checks | |
| Uses Info/Library Pros | |
| www.clearinghouse.net |
| On-line Tools (1): |
| Information Quality WWW Virtual Library (T. Ciolek) www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-InfoQuality.html | |
| Resource Selection and Information Evaluation (Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe) alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/Evaluate.html |
| On-line Tools (2): |
| Kathy SchrockÕs Evaluation Guides (Kathy Schrock) school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ | |
| Widener Univ/Wolfgram Lib. www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial- Library/webevaluation/inform.htm |
| Sites to Visit (4): |
| Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow Torches www.sci.tamucc.edu/~pmichaud/ toast/ | |
| Feline Reactions to Bearded Men www.improb.com/airchives/ classical/cat/cat.html |
| Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches |
| Feline Reactions to Bearded Men |
| Sites to Visit (5) |
| RealAroma www.realaroma.com | |
| First Human Male Pregnancy www.malepregnancy.com |
| RealAroma |
| First Male Pregnancy |
| LME Credibility Pages: |
| descy.net | |
| ddescy.lme.mnsu.edu/ descy/descy.htm |
| The Solution (?): |
| Educate users about potential problems and solutions | |
| Triangulate !! |
| Comments and Questions??? |
| "Presentation Available At:" |
| Presentation Available At: | |
| descy.net |
| Slide 47 |
