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Evaluating Internet Resources

Anybody can publish any type of information on the Web! Always think carefully about using web-based information - for example in an essay or dissertation - unless you believe it is from a quality source of information.

In particular, when evaluating a website, you should consider the following points:

• Accuracy - is the information correct? Can it be verified from other sources?
• Authority- who is writing it? Is the producing institution reputable?
• Objectivity - what point of view is it promoting? Is it biased in some way?
• Currency - is there a date of publication/updating? Are links updated regularly?
• Coverage - does it cover what you need to know?
• Contact - is there an email or other address for further information?

Useful webskills websites

• Safari Skills Tutorial (Open University) - use Guest access, see section 5- Evaluating information
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (or why it's a good idea to Evaluate Web sources) - New Mexico State University Library
• The ICYouSee Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web (Ithaca College Library)
• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web pages (Cornell University Library)
• Thinking Critically about World Wide Web resources (UCLA College Library)

Organisations

• English Heritage
• Historic Scotland
• Institute of Field Archaeologists
• International Council of Museums (ICOM) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and with a consultative status to the United Nations' Economic and Social Council, devoted to the promotion and development of museums and the museum profession at an international level.
• International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) an international non-governmental organisation of professionals, dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites.
• National Monuments Record (English Heritage)
• National Museum of Scotland
• The National Trust
• Royal Commission for Historical Monuments for England (RCHME) - now merged with English Heritage
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland