TECHNICAL SEMINAR REPORT

THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT

WWW RESOURCES

By

SHIBA NARAYAN SARANGI CS 200117164

Under the guidance of

Mr. Dhruti Krishna panda

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INTRODUCTION
 There is a tremendous amount of information available on
the World Wide Web.
 Wether a student, teacher, researcher, businessperson,
or interested individual searches the World Wide Web, the
sheer volume of information can be overwhelming .
 As more people gain access to information on the Web
and more content is continuously added, it is important to
know how to evaluate Web sites to determine if the
information is reliable .
 Most Web content is posted without any form of review
for accuracy or reliability, so it is up to us to make sure that
the information we find is credible.
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WHY CRITICALLY THINKING

NEEDED
 Evaluating a site means applying individual judgment.
 Good information on bad sites, and bad information on good
sites.
 Information on the Web should be viewed as no more or
less than information from other sources.
 Authorship on the Web does not mean “authority.”
 Evaluation of web sites is a means, not an end.

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THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT

WWW
There are two different types of evaluations of sites:   
 evaluation of the site itself
 evaluation of the content.
Points for evaluation of content
 What is the purpose of the Web Page & what does it contain?
 How complete and accurate are the information and the links
provided?
 How comprehensive is this site?
 How comprehensive is this site?

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TYPES OF EVALUATION OF
WEB SITES
 SAME AS PRINTED BOOKS AND JOURNALS
 EVALUATING INFORMATION FOUND ON THE
INTERNET 

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SAME AS PRINTED BOOKS

AND JOURNALS

   Date of Publication
 Author
 Edition or Revision
 Publisher
 Title of Journal
 Intended Audience
 Objective Reasoning
 Coverage
 Writing Style

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EVALUATING INFORMATION
FOUND ON THE INTERNET
Authorship
Publishing body
 Point of view or bias
Referral to other sources
Verifiability
Currency

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FIVE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING

WEB PAGES
  Accuracy

 Authority
 Currency
 Objectivity
 Coverage

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SIX KEY POINTS FOR

EVALUATING WWW

 Accuracy
 Authority
 Content/ Coverage
 Objective/Audience
 Currency
 Documentation

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EVALUATING WEB BASED

RESOURCES

 PRE-EVALUATION
 EVALUATION
 Purpose
 Source
 Contents
 Style and Functionality

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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF

CONSTRUCTION OF WEB SITES
FORMAT AND APPEARANCE
FUNCTIONALITY
SEARCHABILITY
UNIQUENESS
HELP FOR VISITORS

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CONCLUSION
Wrong information is more harmful than correct
information. If we make a decision based on wrong or
unreliable information, we do not have power--we have
defeat. So evaluation of the Word Wide Web is a must for
all students, researchers and surfers, who use internet
regularly.

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