INFORMATION LITERACY @ THE LIBRARY

EVALUATING INFORMATION
PART 2: AUTHORITY (WHO WROTE THE INFORMATION, AND DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT?)

Who wrote the information?	Go to this newspaper article on global warming. Who wrote the article? Is the author an expert in this area? How can you check to confirm that the author is or isn't an expert?
Where is the author?	Go to this scientific paper on global warming. Who was the author?
Who is the publisher?	Go to here and list what type of organisation owns the extensions : .gov ; .org ; .com ; .mus ; .edu ; .biz ; .int . Tick which ones would be most likely to have the most accurate information.
What about individuals with their web pages on websites they don't own?	Go to this fun page. Is there any information about the author contained on the page? Is there any information about the author contained in the URL? How can you get back to the "main page"? When you've gotten back to the "main page", what information can you find about the author? How could you check that information?

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