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Internet Credibility
Examines four criteria to be used in evaluating the credibility of information found on free Internet sites: authority, currency, content, and accuracy (a UHCL Online Library Research Skills module, developed by Pat Cuchens, Cynde Ferris, Deborah Griffin, Chris Konkel, and Susan Steele; recipient of the Texas Library Association Library Instruction Round Table's Library Instruction Project of the Year Award for 2005).
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| Multidisciplinary Tutorials from Other Libraries and Universities |
| Research 101. University of Washington Libraries. This interactive tutorial on basic library research skills includes modules on how information is produced and distributed, how to to select and refine a topic, and how to search, find, and evaluate information resources. |
| Texas Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT). University of Texas System Digital Library. This award-winning, interactive tutorial will teach you how to select, use, cite, and evaluate academic information resources, including the library catalog, indexes and databases, and appropriate World Wide Web resources. |
| Road to Research. University of California, Los Angeles College Library. Optional pretests and a variety of units and flash movies are provided to address choosing and focusing a topic, database searching tips, evaluating and citing sources, and more. |
| The Information Cycle: How Today's Events are Tomorrow's Information. Penn State University Libraries. Using the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, as an example, this video explains how news, analysis, and scholarly treatments of an event occur and develop over time. |
| The following resources focus on effective use of the Internet. Remember, however, that library resources (including journals, books, and subscription databases) are needed to satisfy most academic information needs and assignments. |
| Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial. The Library, University of California, Berkeley. Includes introductory material, a glossary, and detailed advice on search strategies and web search tools (including search engines, subject directories, and invisible web databases). |
| Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web (Intute consortium of universities, United Kingdom) |
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