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  Using Internet as a Research Tool

Topic 2 Evaluation of Internet Resources

Problems    Criteria    Internet Resources    Citation  Evaulation

Problems with Internet Resources

  • Quality, Review and Authority

The quality of material is published very greatly. There is no review process for most internet information unlike print materials. Therefore, authority of information is questionable in certain cases. Thus, we have to evaluate based on identified criteria, traditional and new.

  • Currency, Marketing-Oriented pages & Software requirements

The pages may not be updated as frequently as they should, although its important. Thus, broken links occur often as a result.
Blending of entertainment, information and advertising allows visual/audio distinctions between information and advertising. However, its not clear on websites. Therefore, we need to determine if they are both supplied by the same person or organization.
Certain websites would require certain software for full access. However, the browsers may alter the appearance of the webpages. This may limit access to the information and its appearance.

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