EAST-IN SIG (East Coast Special Interest Group)

PURPOSE
To form a focus group for information specialists in the East Coast/Hawkes Bay Region.
To conduct continuing education for information professionals.

Membership

Membership is open to all Librarians in the East Coast Region of the North Island.
Membership is $10 per annum.
LIANZ Membership is not a requirement, but desirable.

Membership application can be obtained from treasurer Diane Friis dfriis at eit.ac.nz
(note: all one word replace the word at with @)




















Committee 2009-10

The current comittee is:

Convenor: Jenny Cutting
Secretary: Jeannie Wright
Treasurer: Diane Friis
Blog: Kim Salamonson

Committee: Sheryl Reed, Sue Fargher, Kim Salamonson, Paula Murdoch, Jennifer Cutting, Diana Cram, Pat Money, Karen Tobin, Rae Jones, Maureen Roache,

Monday, February 15, 2010

Evaluating Websites

EVALUATING WEB SITES
I've recently had students wanting help in evaluating websites, I have found these websites useful.

The Good, the bad and the ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources (New Mexico State University Library, USA) http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

Cornell University University
Five criteria for evaluating Web pagesDiscusses accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html

Waikato University NZ
Evaluating Internet WebsitesIt is crucial to evaluate information on the web if you like to use it for academic pursposes. Check websites authroity/authorship, currency, and purposes.
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/learning/s_evalsites.shtml

Ten C's For Evaluating Internet Sources (University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire Library, USA) http://www.uwec.edu/library/guides/tencs.html

No comments: