Reliable Sources

Which resource would have the MOST current information about presidents of the United States?

• an encyclopedia

• an article written in 2008

• a book called American Presidents, copyright 2000

• "whitehouse.gov", updated daily

What is a sign that a website might have trustworthy information? (choose the two best responses)

• the author is an expert

• the information comes from an unknown source

• It is not clear who the author is

• the information is current

Which of the following is a clue that the source is NOT reliable?

• date of last update is given

• author is listed

• lots of spelling & grammar errors

• URL ends in .gov

• page contains lots of advertising

A reliable source is

• biased

• trusted

• promoting a product

• Google

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

• bias

• propaganda

• symbolism

• media

Web pages that provide citations of the sources used to create the site makes the web page more credible.

• True

• False

You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...

• .com
• .gov
• .edu
• .org

Critically evaluating content on the Web is important because . . .

• web authors are always less professional

• anyone can put stuff on the internet

• web authors are always biased

• printed information is always more accurate

Which of the following is the best indicator that a Web article is reliable? (choose the two best responses)

• the author tells you the information is reliable

• the author links to his or her favorite Web sites

• the author states the site was proofread by a librarian

• the site provides the author's credentials and explains why he/she is an expert

• the author tells you where he/she got the information

Critically evaluating content on the Web is important because . . . (choose the two best responses)

• web authors are always less professional

• anyone can put stuff on the internet

• it is important to not spread inaccurate or biased information

• your grade depends on it