Most Internet guides are concerned with how to find information on the Net, but searchers are now faced with a vast amount of information all of varying accuracy, reliability and usefulness including misinformation and time-wasters. This book addresses the growing problem of how to sort the quality sites from the mass of junk available. It suggests a system of criteria and guidelines, developed through empirical research, for selecting and evaluating a range of information resources. It forms a comprehensive manual for the ...
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Most Internet guides are concerned with how to find information on the Net, but searchers are now faced with a vast amount of information all of varying accuracy, reliability and usefulness including misinformation and time-wasters. This book addresses the growing problem of how to sort the quality sites from the mass of junk available. It suggests a system of criteria and guidelines, developed through empirical research, for selecting and evaluating a range of information resources. It forms a comprehensive manual for the LIS professional responsible for filtering information and helping the searcher to navigate the Net successfully. The contents of the volume include: the Internet and the information quality problem; how the criteria were developed; evaluation criteria for networked information sources; resource guide; and resources available for filtering material.
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Add this copy of A Guide to Finding Quality Information on the Internet: to cart. $11.22, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1999 by Library Association Publishing.
