Where the Wild Things Are:

Evaluating WWW Resources

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Citing Web Resources

• APA: electronic sources cited in text
• Electronic Style: The Final Frontier (by Hoemann)

Further Reading

• "Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation" (Paul S. Piper)
• Lawrence & Giles research re: content of the 'Net
• Thinking Critically about WWW Resources

Links to Examples of Bad Sites

• Martin Luther King counterfeit, malicious site
• Clones R Us spoof site
• Institute for Historical Research (counterfeit, misinformation)

Sites Useful for Determining Hoaxes and Misinformation

• Don’t Spread the Hoax site
• Scambusters
• Urban Legends (Snopes)

Places to Search for Authoritative Web Sites (by subject and/or keyword)

• Internet Public Library
• Scout Report

 

date last updated: 10/22/01 I. Barnello