Selecting the Right
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Selecting the Right
Source:| WORLD WIDE WEB RESOURCES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Example: Welcome to the Whitehouse; Scholarly Societies Project; Ladies Against Women | Audience: | General public; children to senior citizens; knowledgeable layperson; scholars; anyone |
| Coverage: | Popular topics; personal information; current affairs; government information; research; scholarly information; fun and games; and more... | |
| Written By: | Anyone: professional journalists; children; teenagers (high school students); members of general public; scholars and researchers; poets and writers of fiction; essayists; college students; advocates and activists; and more... | |
| Timeliness: | Varies wildly: may be very current coverage or very out-of-date information, or undated. | |
| Length: | Can vary greatly. | |
| Content: | Anything: general discussion; editorial opinion; graphics; photographs; advertisements; statistical analysis; detailed analysis; fact; fiction; fraud; and more... | |
| Slant: | Depends: May reflect the editorial bias / slant of the web page creator; may be objective or neutral; may be geared for academic or professional audiences; may be unsupported personal opinion, who knows???? | |
Try a web resource for:
To locate web resources, use one of these www search tools or click on the "search" button on your browser to select a search tool.
For assistance with searching the web, see Understanding & Working with WWW Search Tools, Quick Questions to Ask About Search Engines, and, WWW Search Strategy Tips.
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