Web Research : Selecting, Evaluating and Citing

by Radford, Marie L.; Barnes, Susan B.; Barr, Linda R.

• ISBN13: 9780205332496
• ISBN10: 0205332498
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This text provides helpful tips on how to find, select, and cite information accessed on the World Wide Web. From using search engines to avoiding Web cheating, this book will guide students through the jungle of data on the Internet. Covering topics such as using the Web as a research tool, types of Web sites and information credibility, content evaluation, copyright issues, and when and how to cite Web sources, this brief guide covers all the bases for the proper use of Web information in research projects and class assignments.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Using the Web as a Research Tool	1	(22)
What This Book Is and Is Not	1	(1)
The Rock-Bottom Basics	2	(5)
Some Basic Terminology	3	(1)
Good News!	3	(1)
Bad News! (But Don't Panic)	4	(3)
Identifying Websites	7	(6)
When to Use the Web for Research	13	(1)
Summary	13	(6)
Nothing But the Best: Great Websites for Research	19	(2)
Bibliography for Further Reading	21	(2)
Search Engines and Subject Directories	23	(14)
Search Engines	24	(5)
Finding Those Diamonds in the Desert: Using Subject Directories and Metasites	29	(5)
Summary	34	(1)
Bibliography for Further Reading	35	(2)
Content Evaluation	37	(14)
Web Evaluation Criteria	38	(5)
Accuracy	39	(1)
Authority	40	(1)
Objectivity	40	(1)
Coverage	41	(1)
Currency	42	(1)
Relevancy to Your Research: Primary versus Secondary Sources	43	(1)
Help in Evaluating Websites	44	(3)
Additional Criteria for Evaluating Websites	47	(2)
Summary	49	(1)
Critical Evaluation Websites	49	(1)
Bibliography for Further Reading	50	(1)
Visual Evaluation	51	(18)
Advertising on the Web	52	(1)
Visual Presentation	53	(6)
Color	55	(1)
Don't Judge a Website by Its Production Values	56	(1)
Developing Visual Savvy	57	(2)
Graphics and Visual Interest	59	(1)
Visual Evaluation of Websites	59	(2)
Commercial Manipulation Strategies	60	(1)
Information Navigation	61	(3)
Navigation and Nontext Features	61	(1)
Evaluation of Content and Navigation Design	62	(1)
Interactive Functionality Evaluation	63	(1)
Summary	64	(2)
Web Design Sites	66	(1)
Bibliography for Further Reading	67	(2)
Copyright Issues and the Web	69	(12)
Stay Out of Trouble with Fair-Use Guidelines	70	(2)
Don't Abuse Fair Use	72	(2)
Guidelines for Obtaining Permission	74	(1)
Copyright for the Web and a Digital Millennium	74	(4)
Copyright Exceptions!	75	(1)
Web Cheating	76	(2)
Summary	78	(1)
Copyright Websites	79	(1)
Bibliography for Further Reading	79	(2)
When and How to Cite Web Sources	81	(14)
Constructing a Citation	82	(1)
Citation Styles	82	(2)
Scientific Style	83	(1)
Humanities Style	83	(1)
Citing Online Newspaper Articles	84	(1)
Citing Online Magazine Articles	85	(2)
Citing Online Journals	87	(2)
Citing Discussion List Entries from Email and from List Archives	89	(1)
Citing Email Messages	90	(1)
Citing Government Resources	91	(1)
Summary	92	(1)
Web Resources	92	(1)
Bibliography for Further Reading	92	(3)
Glossary	95	(4)
Index	99	(4)
Notes	103