LIBRARIES, DATABASES AND THE INTERNET. Why do we need Libraries? Credible Organized Selected In...

LIBRARIES, DATABASES AND THE INTERNET

Why do we need Libraries?

•Credible•Organized•Selected•In Depth Info

Google is great!

Are there other search engines or Databases that may provide better information?

http://kapalama.ksbe.edu/high/midkiff

Information is Power Information serves as the basis for beliefs,

decisions, choices and understanding our world

Do facts matter? What happens when we make decisions

based on wrong/unreliable information?

Why is it important to evaluate sources/websites?

• No rules or quality standards• Reliability and quality varies• Here today gone tomorrow• Evaluate – How???

CARS Evaluation of Web Resources

[CARS excerpted from: Evaluating Internet Research Sourcesby Robert Harris http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm]

CARS

C redibility

A ccuracy

R easonableness

S upport

C = Credibility

•Expertise•Truthworthiness•What is the reputation of the source?•What credentials does the author have?

ExamplesGood: www.kapalama.ksbe.eduQuestionable: aol.com/luke214/KSBE/KSBE

C A = Accuracy

Up to date/current Factual Detailed Exact Comprehensive

Hint: Question accuracy of the site if you notice bad grammar or misspelled words

C A = Accuracy

Example

Good: http://kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu/ www.ulukau.org

Questionable: http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/l~/478

C A R= Reasonableness

Fair/Balanced Somewhat objective Reasoned Free of absurd claims

Hint: Be wary of wild/irrational ideas, angry, hateful, inflammatory arguments

R = Reasonableness

Example

Good: www.ushmm.org

Questionable: http://www.adelaideinstitute.org

http://www.blackplague.org/holocaust

http://revisionisthistory.org

C A R S= Support

Information based on research or other evidence

Sources listed – citing sources strengthens your paper

Claims supported

External sources can help to validate evidence

S = Support

Example

Good: http://www.cancer.org

Questionable: http://www.cancercare.org

CARSC redibility

A ccuracy

R easonableness

S upport

What about Wikipedia?

Conflicting Information???Compare sources!!!Always question???

Finally

Remember what you do

represents you.Does your work

reflect the quality person

you are??