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chapter4_infolit_pp_3.pptHow Do You Evaluate Information?
Chapter 4
Information Literacy
Chapter Topics
- Evaluating the Resource
- Evaluating Authority
- Evaluating Currency
- Evaluating the Content
- Evaluating Multimedia
The Big Picture
Learning Objectives
- Use a set of criteria to evaluate information and information sources.
- Identify specific criteria that should be used to evaluate Web pages for credibility and appropriateness.
Topic Scenario Questions
- How will you even begin to sort through the millions of Websites devoted to nutrition?
- Realizing the contradictory information on nutrition presented on the Internet, how will you determine which information is credible and which is not?
- How well do you think you will be able to judge which information you find is accurate and that which is inaccurate?
Topic Scenario Questions
- Do you think you will be able to successfully select the kinds of resources that will be appropriate to support your information? If so, on what criteria will you base your selection? If not, what do you need to know to make an effective choice?
- How will you find data that you can translate into information that your patients will understand, knowing that most of your patients have limited backgrounds in health-related topics, especially nutrition?
Benefits of
Effective Information Analysis
- Information used will be accurate.
- Decisions will be more appropriate.
- Your credibility is increased.
Evaluating the Resource
Elements to be evaluated:
- How information is published
- Timelines
- Types of publications (how information is communicated)
Publication Timeline
- Influences of timeline
- Considerations
- How important is up-to-the-minute information? (history versus technology example)
- How important is behind-the scenes information?
- How can you use both current and progressively
older information? - What are the best resources for each of these?
The Publication Timeline
Journals and Magazines
- Types of Publications
- Scholarly journals
- Trade publications
- Popular magazines
- Credibility Factors to Consider
- Author
- Sources of information
- Article review process
- Examples of each type of publication
- Primary and secondary sources
Credibility Factors to Consider
- Author
- Sources of information
- Article review process
- Examples of each type of publication
- Primary and secondary sources
Organization of a Scholarly Article
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
Evaluating Authority
- The Author
- Sponsorship
- Expertise
- Academic background and credentials
- Work-related or other experience
- Licensure or certification
- Affiliation
- Other publications
- Contact information
The Publisher
- University press
- Trade press
- Governmental agency
- Not-for-profit organization
- Specialized press
- An individual
Sponsor or Owner
- Meaning of sponsorship
- Types of URLs
- URL extension
- Owner’s reason for presenting the information
Evaluating Currency
- Print Material
- Time elapsed from writing to publication
- Age of references
- Date and edition of a publication
- Websites
- Date of most recent revision
- Website stability
Evaluating Content
- Elements to consider
- Intended audience
- Purpose and scope
- Objectivity
- Accuracy and verifiability
- Overall quality
Evaluating Multimedia
Use same criteria as for other information
- Evaluate the resource.
- Evaluate the authority.
- Evaluate the currency of the resource and information.
- Evaluate the content itself.
- Additional criteria
- Functionality
- Usability
- Accessibility
Chapter Summary
- Evaluating Resources
- Evaluating Authority
- Evaluating Currency
- Evaluating the Content
- Evaluating Multimedia
