Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Evaluating Internet Resources

In the last few years, the development in the field of communications has developed so fast. Man used various methods to obtain information. One of the most successful means is the Internet. By using the Web resources, we could obtain the information quickly and accurately from more than one source. Unfortunately, in a world full of misconceptions, some people use the Internet badly. A lot of wrong information can be uploaded on the net by some unqualified people or for advertising to convince the users with the sales. Such information may be wrong or dishonest given to convince people with ideologies or policies.

Meanwhile, many students and researchers are using the Internet as a source of research. Therefore, has become necessary for the users to evaluate any website before getting information from it to be sure of the credibility of this information.
it is clear to know how to evaluate any website to get information because the credibility of on-line sources does not satisfy the users of the internet nowadays. Therefore, we should know some criteria for evaluating web pages such as:
• There should be an e- mail or any way for valid contact with the author or the institution who published the page. We should know the purpose and the qualifications of the author.
• Searching for the credentials of the author that listed and if the domain is satisfying to us or not.
• To be sure of the goals of the page in presenting the information and the accuracy of the information, is it clear or might be biased or for advertising.
• If the page is current or updated regularly and the links are up-to-date. Also, if there are any dead links or not.
• It is easy to obtain information for free or for fees and if the page requires special software to view the information.
• If the information is presented and cited correctly or not.
From the last criteria, we could decide if we are dealing with a good or bad website

1 comment:

eduebed said...

thanks aymen i learnt how to evaluatwe web sites and you added a lot of information which i can get benefits