Who Is Providing You Information?

Who Is Providing You Information?

ByKristin WillmoreRHSM Librarian

Who Is Providing You Information?

Who Is Providing You Information?

Objective: Who is providing us

information on the Internet? AND Why is it important that we

find out?

Objective: Who is providing us

information on the Internet? AND Why is it important that we

find out?

Internet today: Overwhelming Hard to find stuff Unorganized TMI (too much information)!

Internet today: Overwhelming Hard to find stuff Unorganized TMI (too much information)!

Do you really know who is providing you information?Do you really know who is providing you information?

How often do we check to see who is providing information?

Do you just click on the first few links?

Can we trust those sources?

How often do we check to see who is providing information?

Do you just click on the first few links?

Can we trust those sources?

ExampleExample

Martin Luther King.orgSearch in Google http://www.google.com

In top 5Select http://www.martinlutherking.org

Martin Luther King.orgSearch in Google http://www.google.com

In top 5Select http://www.martinlutherking.org

ExampleExample

Martin Luther King web site It’s a dot org (.org) Top of the search list Has a good description

Can we trust it’s a reliable website?

Martin Luther King web site It’s a dot org (.org) Top of the search list Has a good description

Can we trust it’s a reliable website?

Investigate furtherInvestigate further

Go to Easy Who Is to find out http://www.easywhois.com Type in the URL Scroll to registration information Notice Storm Front Organization Provides organization, address, phone

number and email address

Go to Easy Who Is to find out http://www.easywhois.com Type in the URL Scroll to registration information Notice Storm Front Organization Provides organization, address, phone

number and email address

Investigate furtherInvestigate further

Who is Storm Front Organization? Google it! Zog Storm Front Org. is a white

nationalist organization Can we trust them for MLK

information?

Who is Storm Front Organization? Google it! Zog Storm Front Org. is a white

nationalist organization Can we trust them for MLK

information?

Storm Front = hate group Why would Storm Front host a MLK

website? Accurate information? Bias in information?

Storm Front = hate group Why would Storm Front host a MLK

website? Accurate information? Bias in information?

Many other inaccurate websites e.g., 1/4 of health information

It’s important to evaluate the source

Can’t trust everything on Internet

Many other inaccurate websites e.g., 1/4 of health information

It’s important to evaluate the source

Can’t trust everything on Internet

What are some things you can do to evaluate a source?What are some things you

can do to evaluate a source? Go to the help screen on a search

engine Easy Who Is.com Google your source

Go to the help screen on a search engine

Easy Who Is.com Google your source

Test Time!!!

Test Time!!!

Why is it important to investigate who our

source of information is?

Why is it important to investigate who our

source of information is?

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Would you use this site for science fair project ideas?

http://earthops.org/space.html

Would you use this site for science fair project ideas?

http://earthops.org/space.html

Would you trust this site for a recommendation on a comfortable mattress?

http://streetmattress.com/sm.php

Would you trust this site for a recommendation on a comfortable mattress?

http://streetmattress.com/sm.php

Thank you!Thank you!