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Bibliographies (C=Consumer CL=Checklists G=Guide S=Scholarly)
(CL) Bibliography on Evaluating Web Information
Has links to sites to evaluate
http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/instruct/evaluate/evalbiblio.html
(CL) Evaluating Web Sites for Use
Five Indicators for Assessing the Quality of a Webpage
http://library.oakland.edu/tutorials/evalweb/index.htm
(CL) Wolfgram Memorial Library Widener University
Checklists for Advocacy, Business/Marketing, Personal Pages
http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evaluate_Web_Pages/659/
(G) Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet
http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/
(G) Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
(G) Internet Detective: Wise up to the Web
Focus: Develop crtitical thinking skills for college and university students
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
(G) VLIB Center of Excellence for Evaluating Information Quality
Directory of sites for evaluation, development, and administration of high quality sites
http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-InfoQuality.html
(S) Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools (Focus on Context)
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html
(S) Guide to Critical Thinking About the Web: ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
Debunking Web Site: Access to: Urban Legends, Hoax Databases, and Virus Encyclopedia (Searchable Database)
http://www.purportal.com/
Web Site Evaluation
Directory of sites from Google
http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Education/Instructional_Technology/Evaluation/Web_Site_Evaluation/?il=1
Principles for a New Media Literacy
Provides principles of media evaluation
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Principles%20for%20a%20New%20Media%20Literacy_MR.pdf
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
CAPTCHA - A program to protect websites against bots by generating tests that humans can pass but computer programs cannot.
http://www.captcha.net/
Cloning (Select the Real (?) Site)
Clones-R-Us: Dream Technologies International: The First and Largest Reproductive Cloning Provider
``Reproductive cloning technology is humankind's ultimate triumph over the cruelty of nature.``
http://www.d-b.net/dti/
Raelian Movement
``Messages given to Rael by our human Creators from space``
http://www.rael.org/
First Genetics
``first genetically engineered organism to show signs of intelligence manipulation through chromosome laser enhancement``
http://www.firstgenetics.com/
GenoChoice: Create You Own Genetically Healthy Child Online
``You can even specifically choose genes that may determine favorable characteristics in your child.``
http://www.genochoice.com
Evaluate These Pages
Citizens for Truth: Who killed Bill Gates?
http://www.citizensfortruth.org/
Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
``an unbiased data clearinghouse and a forum for public discussion about the controversy surrounding dihydrogen monoxide``
http://www.dhmo.org/
McWhortle Enterprises
Find the ticker symbol for this publicly held company.
http://www.mcwhortle.com/index.htm
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/treeoctopus.html
Suffield University
Why is this university a .org?
http://suffielduniversity.org/suffield/index.php
World Trade Organization
Is the WTO website?
http://www.gatt.org
World Trade Organization
Is the WTO website?
http://www.wto.org
Evaluating Medical Information
Evaluating Internet Health Information: Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html
RYT Hospital-Dwayne Medical Center
http://www.rythospital.com/
Dacian Hot Pepper Therapy Against SARS
Use for Top Level Domain Evaluation: Is there a TLD .md for medical doctor or medical?
http://tinyurl.com/hrbfz
How Do People Evaluate a Web Site’s Credibility?
College student Web use, perceptions of information credibility, and verification behavior
2003 study that concludes, "students verify the information they find online significantly less."
http://www.comm.ucsb.edu/publications/flanagin/Metzger%20Flanagin%20%20Zwarun%202003%20(CE).pdf
College Student's Credibility Judgements in the Information Seeking Process
College students "often compromised information credibility for speed and convenience."
http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/dmal.9780262562324.049
Transcript from "Trust or Consequence: The Web's Reputation at Risk"
2005 Report
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/conferences-trust-princeton.cfm
“OF COURSE IT’S TRUE; I SAW IT ON THE INTERNET!” Critical Thinking in the Internet Era
"Many students have difficulty recognizing trustworthy."
http://www.wellesley.edu/CS/pmetaxas/CriticalThinking.pdf
How Do You Know That? An Investigation of Student Research Practices in the Digital Age
http://www.serialssolutions.com/downloads/Student-Research-Behaviors-Paper.pdf
Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab
How Do People Evaluate a Web Site’s Credibility?: Results from a Large Study
"... when people evaluate credibility, the “design look” of the site was mentioned most frequently."
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/stanfordPTL.pdf
Experts vs. Online Consumers: A Comparative Credibility Study of Health and Finance Web Sites
"experts are less concerned about visual appearance; more concerned about the quality of information."
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/pdfs/expert-vs-online-consumers.pdf
K-12
Kathy Schrocks Guide to Educatiors: Critical Evaluation Surveys by Grade Level
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Beyond Algorithms: A Librarian's Guide to Finding Web Sites You Can Trust
http://www.google.com/librariancenter/articles/0601_02.html
Internet Detective Online Tutorial for Students
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/
Researchers Find Kids Need Better Online Academic Skills
UCONN Neag School of Education
http://advance.uconn.edu/2006/061113/06111308.htm
Traceroute: Track the Data Path from Server to a Computer
Trace Route.org
http://www.traceroute.org/#USA
Central Ops.net
http://centralops.net/co/
URL Decoders
Hex URL Decoder
http://www.wight.info/iwindex/hexform.htm
Watchdog Sites
Accuracy in Media
"a non-profit, grassroots citizens watchdog of the news media"
http://www.aim.org/
Fact Check.org (Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania)
"aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics."
http://www.factcheck.org/
Regret The Error
Corrections, retractions, clarifications, & trends regarding accuracy in media
http://www.regrettheerror.com/
Journalism.org
State of the News Media 2007: ``Answer Culture in journalism``
http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2005/index.asp
Credential Watch
"guide to health-related education and training"
http://www.credentialwatch.org
The Future of Fact Checking
Will the web’s decentralization of media authority weaken our ability to fact-check?
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2009/03/06/the-future-of-fact-checking/
Snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com
Politicact.com
"project of the St. Petersburg Times to help you find the truth in American politics."
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
Article about Watchdog Sites
The Government Domain: Political Fact-Checking Websites
Reviews FactCheck.org, PolitiFact.com, and The Fact-Checker.com.
http://www.llrx.com/columns/govdomain38.htm
Wayback Machine: Internet Archive
Wayback Machine
http://www.archive.org/
Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.archive.org/about/faqs.php
Website Monitoring
Google Alerts
http://www.google.com/alerts
TrackEngine
http://www.trackengine.com/servlets/com.nexlabs.trackengine.ui.Login
WatchThatPage
http://www.watchthatpage.com/
WebSite-Watcher
http://www.aignes.com/
Who Is Checks (D=Domain Name Lookup L=Lesson Plan R=Report)
(D) Allwhois
http://allwhois.com/
(D) Central Ops.net
http://centralops.net/co/
(D) DNS 411 (Use NSLOOKUP to locate numeric IP address for a website.)
http://dns411.com/
(D) DNS Stuff
http://www.dnsstuff.com/
(D) Domain Tools (Features webpage graphic with list of meta tags)
http://www.domaintools.com/
(D) Easy Who Is.com
http://www.easywhois.com
(L) Web Wise by Who-ising (Lesson Plan on Conducting WhoIs Checks)
http://www.wvpt4learning.org/lessons/pdf03/webwise.pdf
(R) ICANN-Accredited Registrars for Top Level Domains
http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html
(R) Prevalence of False Contact Information for Registered Domain Names (GAO Report)
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06165.pdf
PCNames Domain Searching
http://www.pcnames.com
(D) Web Site Owners May Get Tougher to Find: Proposal could aid infringers on the Net
Law.com Article
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1172656996106
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