Samford University Library * Information Literacy Program * 04-16-03

 

Name: ____________________________________________________

 

 

 

Judging What You Find

 

Look at each of the sites below. Evaluate them keeping in mind accuracy and
objectivity, author's credentials, and currency of the site.

  1. Genetically Engineered Crops

Food Biotechnology      http://www.bio.org/foodag/

Food Fight: The Truth about GMOs   http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/

  1. Cloning

Cloning Fact Sheet  http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.html

Dream Technologies International  http://www.d-b.net/dti/

  1. Middle East

MENIC  http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/

Epinions  http://www.epinions.com/trvl-Dest-Middle_East-Itineraries/_redir_att__~1

 

Accuracy

Does the information presented seem accurate? Are the facts verifiable?

Authority

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.

Objectivity

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?

Currency

On what date was the page created? Do you need more current information?
Do links on the site still connect to their destination?

 

Use

Would you quote information from this site in a college research paper?

 

 

 

Adapted from Samford University Library Reference BILT

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama

July 24, 2003