Evaluating Internet Resources
Searching for Internet Resources
- Activity Handout
- Internet Resources
- Resources for evaluating Internet sites
- Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
- “The Best Stuff On The Web” By Joe Barker http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm.pdf
- Online searching Activity
- Boolean Search Exercise: Pick a phrase to conduct a search on your choice of search engine. Use the following Boolean search phrases to see how it affects your search.
- Use AND. Did it make your search bigger or smaller?
- Use OR. Did it make your search bigger or smaller?
- Use NOT. Did it make your search bigger or smaller?
- Use the Search Guide to conduct a search on your desired topic.
- Go to http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/engines.html to learn more about online searching techniques.
Copyright
- Copyright basics http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Fair use http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
If you have any questions e-mail Lisayl@niu.edu
Last Updated November 11, 2005