Evaluating information from the World Wide Web

     Need to evaluate
     Criteria for evaluating
     Authority
     Accuracy
     Coverage
     Currency
     Objectivity
     Advertising
     Personal pages
     Satirical pages
     Tips for beginning

MC Library Tutorials

MC Libraries

Last Updated:  8/3/01 [bsb]

Welcome! This tutorial takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. The main topics we will cover are listed in the sidebar to the left. (Web page examples to illustrate each point are not listed in the sidebar.) 

It is recommended that you go through the slides one by one since they build upon each other.  However, at any time, you can review a topic, start another tutorial, or return to the Montgomery College Libraries homepage by choosing one of the links to the left. At the end of this tutorial, you will have the chance to evaluate what you have learned. Then, if your instructor agrees, you may be able to earn extra credit by doing a short quiz and submitting it electronically.  Or, if you prefer, we can issue you a paper certificate at the Germantown and Takoma Park campuses.  See one of the librarians for details.  Now, on to the tutorial...

Comments or questions can be sent to Brenda Braham, Librarian,
Montgomery College-Germantown