Questions
The phrase "don't judge a book by its cover" also applies to web sites.
You need to question the quality of information you find on the Internet before you use it in your research.
- A novice searcher will make judgements based purely on the look and feel of the site.
- An expert researcher will make judgements based on the content of the site, and the credibility of the source of the information.
There is a simple line of questioning that can help:
On the WWW ask WWW: Who? What? Where?
- Who? - question the source of information
- What? - question the content of information
- Where? - question the location of the information
