Help me past my mental block lol

[Little-Miss]

Ok, for part of my Foundation Degree I've got to do a bit on evaluating website searches and then do a bibliography blah blah blah (this is just a module preparing us for our dissertation)..... So, at my fingertips i have millions upon millions of websites...but can i think of one, NO! I have considered the Geek obviously but i could do with more. Doesn't need to be IT related.

 

So i need a list of websites for me to evaluate. I need to look at 5 things...

 

Who: who is the author/publisher? Who is the information intended for?

What: what kind of source is it? Is it reliable?

Why: why has it been produced. Is it biased? Is it intended for commercial use?

Where: where was the source published?

When: when was the information made available? How current is it?

 

Ta!

[bodminman]

Chavtowns - Britain's worst places to live!

Facebook.com

[glennda]

If i was you I would pick out some of the factors - such as What - is it reliable - find a website such as the BBC news (ok not 100% accurate) and then one that isn't in always correct (sun maybe) etc

[6Foot2]

Perhaps you might like to include a site that is 'off the beaten track'

 

Link: Retraction Watch

Edited January 8, 2012 by 6Foot2
Correct spelling mistake.

[steve]

wikipedia

nature

newscientist

the economist

[6Foot2]

Another suggestion:

 

Link: snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages

[witch]

wikipedia - accuracy

bbc - reliable, news

lcanhascheezburger - comedy

edugeek - information for a specific community

A council website

A company website

[rad]

Marconi Sailing Club - Marconi Sailing Club: Dinghy, Catamaran and Windsurfing sailing club on the River Blackwater, East Coast, Essex - Sailing Club in south East, well Essex!

I can help you with any questions, this is my SC and I know the webmaster.

 

It depends on whether you are after one website or a few.