Howard Rheingold,well-known writer and lecturer, posted this about evaluating online resources on SF Gate (home of the San Francisco Chronicle)last month.
"The first thing we all need to know about information online is how to detect crap, a technical term I use for information tainted by ignorance, inept communication, or deliberate deception. Learning to be a critical consumer of Webinfo is not rocket science. It's not even algebra. Becoming acquainted with the fundamentals of web credibility testing is easier than learning the multiplication tables. The hard part, as always, is the exercise of flabby think-for-yourself muscles."
Librarians have been saying this, too, but perhaps in not so colorful a style. Read and distribute the article.
Source: SF Gate
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