campbell reliable website tips

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Jobi Campbell

Wilkes University

If Author’s name is listed

Websites ending in .gov, .edu, or .mil Information is usually verified before allowed being posted

If the website is endorsed or housed by an organization that has a trustworthy reputation

Try to find a last updated date. Site might be reliable but information is out of date

http://www.flickr.com/photos/migreyes/5074115602/

Is it a reliable website?

Examples: www.state.pa.us www.hersheypa.com www.hersheypark.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymadrid/4155405144/

No Author listed

Information is from 10 years ago

Information does not make sense

A website that contains ~ (tilda) usually means it’s a personal website

When you click on a link, does it try to make you sign up for something?

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What makes it unreliable?

Example:

www.wikipedia.org

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4314287517/

References

Yahoo. (2011). Flickr photo sharing. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/.

Discovery Education. (2011). Discovery education. Retrieved from http://my.discoveryeducation.com/.

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