Evaluate Websites and Online Resources

provides helpful tips on how to find, select, and cite information accessed on the World Wide Web, with topics that include the Web as a research tool, types of Web sites and information credibility, content evaluation, copyright issues, and when and how to cite Web sources. Search Engines; Content Evaluation; Visual Evaluation; Copyright Issues on the Web; Citing a Website. Research Communication

1. Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web -- 2. Managing and using information from the Internet and the World Wide Web -- 3. Using the web for research -- 4. A researcher's toolkit : directories and virtual libraries -- 5. Search strategies for search engines -- 6. Specialized databases -- 7. Searching for news and multimedia -- 8. Searching library catalogs -- 9. Searching email discussion groups & Usenet news -- 10. Searching archives, downloading files & FTP -- 11. Evaluating information found on the World Wide Web -- 12. Citing web and Internet sources.

How to be a great online searcher, demonstrated with step-by-step searches for answers to a series of intriguing questions (for example, "Is that plant poisonous?").We all know how to look up something online by typing words into a search engine. We do this so often that we have made the most famous search engine a verb- we Google it-"Japan population" or "Nobel Peace Prize" or "poison ivy" or whatever we want to know. ...

Choosing & Using Sources presents a process for academic research and writing, from formulating your research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in your research assignments. Additional chapters cover understanding types of sources, searching for information, and avoiding plagiarism. Each chapter includes self-quizzes and activities to reinforce core concepts and help you apply them. There are also appendices for quick reference on search tools, copyright basics, and fair use.

Skilled researchers, journalists, and subject experts have come together in this follow-up to Web of Deception to reveal important lessons for staying safe and retaining privacy online. In the wake of the social media popularity boom-epitomized by MySpace, eBay, and Craigslist and accelerating with Facebook and Twitter-the success of internet con artists and thieves has been quick to follow. Manipulators have been provided with the tools and targets to perpetrate hoaxes and con games on an ever larger scale. An invaluable guide to safe internet usage, this resource explains the importance of guarding privacy and identity online, spotting misinformation, avoiding charity scams, and evaluating websites.