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EVALUATING WEB CONTENT INFORMATION Using Delicious.com
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Let’s discuss: Definition of Digital Information Literacy Five criteria for web evaluation Evaluation of Delicious.com
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Digital Information Literacy (DIF)
DIF is the ability to find, evaluate and use digital information (web content) effectively, efficiently, and ethically.
Resource: http://21cif.com/resources/difcore/
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Five criteria for web evaluation
Authority – Author’s credentials Accuracy – Truth of information Objectivity – Goals met Currency – Updated or outdated Functionality – Free or no special software
Resource: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html
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Delicious.comUsing the search term “reading
comprehension,” we’ll evaluate the top four links.
DeliciousHere’s the search field
Top Four Sites
A
B
C
D
A – edHelper.com
Authority – Yes; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes
B – Reading rockets
Authority – Yes; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes
C – edHelper.com (Duplicate link)
Authority – Yes; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes
D – into the book
Authority – Yes; Accuracy – Yes; Objectivity – Yes; Currency – Yes; Functionality - Yes
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What did you learn?Send an evaluation -
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B55GYXQ.
How can you use Delicious.com as a social resource?
Where else can you apply these search techniques?
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Now it’s you turn Go to Delicious.com Pick a search term(s) Use this online form to tally your results:
http://on.fb.me/tbGkWB
Learn to evaluate other sites athttp://on.fb.me/sS0LwQ
Links in this presentation from 2011 search.
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About MeJudine Slaughter
Master of Library and Information Science student at Catholic University of America. Projected graduation in 2012.
Web Content Manager at Federal Aviation Administration since 2002.
Contact mePhone: 301-219-9378Email: [email protected]
© 2011