Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet

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Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet

esearchers should evaluate the quality of information appearing online or in print based on five criteria--scope of coverage, authority, objectivity, accuracy and timeliness. This guide defines the criteria, documents incidents of questionable, false or fraudulent information as reported in the news or trade literature, provides examples of Web sites that illustrate good or bad information, and suggests strategies that help you detect bad information.

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	Why Information Quality Matters
	Criteria for Quality in Information
	How to Evaluate Information
	Hoaxes and Other Bad Information
	Alerting Services on Bad Information

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	Quality Evaluation
	Quality Criteria
	Anecdotal Evidence

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Important: For educational purposes, links presented herein assist readers in examining issues pertaining to the quality of information on the Internet. Some lead to sites with questionable, potentially offensive or obscene information. We do not control content outside of The Virtual Chase domains.

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Created: 14 September 2001
Revised: 12 March 2008
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