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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. Most of the information which is provided in bibliographic databases e.g. ABSEES, is reliable, as it has been though the 'peer-review' system. This means that the article has been reviewed by experts in the subject field before publication in a journal.
Below is a link to a web-site, Internet Detective, which is a free, "teach yourself" tutorial that lets you practise your Internet Information Skills and shows you how to assess the usefulness of sources.
Most importantly, it will show you that 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
- Internet Detective (Intute Virtual Training Suite)
- 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)
Internet sites for Slavonic Studies
- Intute: Modern Languages and Area Studies
- REESWeb - A detailed annotated guide to information resources relating to Russian and East European studies. Browse by subject or search by keyword. Also contains an events calendar. From University of Pittsburgh.
- Portals to the World: Central and Eastern Europe - Selected Internet resources including a section for language and literature. From the Library of Congress.
- REENIC - The Russian and East European Network Information Center from the University of Texas at Austin. Can be searched by keyword.
- REECA Web - Russian, East European and Central Asian collections at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Online Resources section provides a most useful guide to relevant websites.