Earth Portal describes itself as a "timely, objective, and science-based portal for environmental information. The three branches of Earth Portal set out to build a global collection of scholarly information regarding the earth and its environment. "Encyclopedia of Earth" is a free digital reference work developed by international scholars. "Earth Forum" is a moderated conversation space that allows us to converse with selected experts on issues of environmental science. "Earth News" distributes current, authoritative, nonpartisan, and science-based information.
The content of Earth Portal makes it a valuable information source. Users will find authoritative and scholarly conversation and information. They will also easily find the policies and processes by which the content is selected and evaluated, which will lead to increased information literacy in reflective users of this source.
Source: Internet Review in College & Research Library News June 2009
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