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Because anyone can publish pages on
the Visible Web, not everything you find will be appropriate to use in your
NCC classes. If you use the Visible Web, you'll need to judge the
credibility of the Web pages you find.
Keep in mind
these questions:
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Your Assignment
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What does your
research assignment require? Does your Professor allow Visible Web sources?
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Accuracy
of the Web site
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Does the information
seem accurate? Are the facts verifiable?
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Authority
of the Web site
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Who is the author?
What expertise does he or she have on this topic? Who sponsors the site?
Check the domain name to see if it is a university, business, organization,
or an individual.
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Objectivity
of the Web site
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What is the stated
purpose of the site? Check the "About..." link if there is one.
What position or opinion is presented and does it seem biased? What kind of
sites does this one link to?
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Currency
of the Web site
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On what date was the
page created? Do you need more current information? Do links on the site
still connect to their destination?
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Use
for Research
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Based on your
responses above, should you use this information in a college research
paper?
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