SUMMARY CHAPTER 14 EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES
Evaluating Internet Sources of information helps you determine if they are reliable and useful. Knowing how to critically evaluate Internet material not only helps you become a better student, but will help you in your work life beyond college. Use the Internet source evaluation system described in this chapter as a tool for assessing websites. As a reader and thinker, become an “open minded skeptic” by considering each website’s Relevancy, Reliability, Credibility and Accuracy using the following seven steps: 1.Know your purpose. 2. Double-check facts and resources. 3. Consider the source. 4. Evaluate content. 5. Determine intended audience. 6. Evaluate the writing. 7. Use what you already know.
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