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??