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 * __ Website evaluation __**

** __Good__ ** · Searches are better when they are per reviewed. Why? Because normally they are checked by academics or study groups. They have been going on for years and guarantee a trustable search · If an article is peer reviewed it would normally be in scholarly journals, this is groups of peer reviewed journals that give accurate info. · Electronic journals are same but electronic, normally most are free but there are some you have to pay. · Many people rely on bibliographic databases because they contain a largely amount of secure pages. · Academic web directories guide you to the best sources in internet, that will help you get to the best sites

· The internet also has bad things. Why? Because it has many computers linked together along the world, anyone can put whatever they want as long as they one. They can change it at any time. · Info. You find in the web can be unreliable, or false so you have to verify good the sources or the rest of the parts that you look to see when a page is trustable. · Many people decide to use search engines such as Google, you can find good and bad information but it is better for you to decide which is good. In those cases it is better to use the library website page. · Search engines include many things and websites that can be really good. But the true good info is not included sometimes, but the true is that books have better info.
 * __Bad__ **

**__ Ugly __** · Hoaxes are usually parodies of honest sites, they intend to make fun of them, usual they contain a lot of viruses and can give wrong info · They are legends passed that usually involve making fun of something, they try to make up viruses or talk about things that have some true stuff but are distorted · Scams are more serious because they try to steel identities and bank accounts, usually they are mails that ask for your bank account · Hate sites show the worst side of humans because they are against pesons, religions, beliefs and other stuff.


 * __ URL INFO __**


 * **URL ** || **What's this? ** || **Tell me more... ** ||
 * http:// || Transfer Protocol || The first part of the URL is called the protocol. It tells your browser how to deal with the file that it is about to open. The most common you will see is HTTP, or Hypertext Transfer Protocol. ||
 * www.law.bris || Server Name || This refers to the computer (or server) where the web pages or files you want to view are hosted. It usually contains the name of the organization responsible for the site; in this case, the Law department at the University of Bristol . ||
 * ac || Top Level Domain/Organizational Code || This tells you something about the type of organization responsible for the site (see below for more information). ||
 * uk || Country Code || This tells you in which country the site is hosted (find out more below). ||
 * research || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Directory || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This is a specific folder of information on the server (although it's not always given). There can be any number of these in a URL, indicated by "/" characters. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">interests.html || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">File Name / File Type || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">This is the file you are, or will be viewing. In this case, .html is the file extension. This can change depending on the type of file: eg .mov is a video file; .doc is a document; .gif is an image. ||

· ** This is useful to see what are you looking for in the webpage here you have the tips to see reliable sources. ** · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.ac, .edu **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> academic or educational servers · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.co, .com **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> commercial servers · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.gov **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> government servers · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.org **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> non-governmental, non-profit making organizations · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.au **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Australia · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.ca **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Canada · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.de **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Germany · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.fr **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> France · **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">.uk **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> United kingdom
 * Its also really important to know the information about the country your looking. WebPages usually have labels of countries. **
 * Here are examples that can help you see what can be the cases. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">URL ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Points to: ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Tells you: ** ||
 * http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue13/music/ || an online article || this is an online article ||
 * http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue13/ || the contents page of issue 13 of a journal || the article is in issue 13 of this journal ||
 * http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/ || the home page of an e-journal || the article is contained in this journal ||

· Who is the author? · Who is the publisher? · Who sponsored or funded the site? · Do you recognize them as an authoritative source? · What are their credentials, qualifications, background and experience? · Has the information been edited or peer reviewed? · Are the sources trustworthy? · What are their motives for publishing the information? · What standpoint do they take: impartial? Biased? · Do other Internet sources that you trust link to this site? Its also important to detect the importance and accuracy of the content, here there is a list of the questions you could ask yourself to see the content of the webpage. · Are the arguments and conclusions **valid** ie. well founded in **logic** or **truth**? · Does the author **back up any claims** with reliable third-party support (eg. **citations, references**, **research data** and **source material**? · Is there a **balanced argument** or is it one-sided?  · Do you agree with the conclusions it draws?  · Is the information **accurate:** or can you spot errors (eg. **typographical errors** or **broken links**).
 * TO find out what page is trustable you need to ask many questions in this list we offer you ideas so you can see what questions you can ask yourself. **

· Is the information **current** - or might it be out of date or superceded by more recent publications? Is there a **"last-updated"** date? · Is the **coverage** sufficient? Does it include all the aspects of the subject that you need in enough breadth or depth? · Is the **level** of the site appropriate? Does it treat the subject at the level you require or is it an introductory guide that is too basic? · Is it **complete** - is it available in full or has it been abridged? · Is it a **commentary** or an **original** text? A **primary** or **secondary** source? · Is it **fact** or **opinion**? · Are there **adverts** everywhere, that might make you question the motives of the online publication? · Where am I? **Where is this site located** - in which country and on who's computer? · How did I get here**? Did I reach this site from an authoritative source**? · Am I in **the middle of a site or at the front page?** Is this the most relevant part of the site for me to be using?
 * Here there is an other set of questions that can help you see where the info. Is coming from. **

Bullean Operators:
<span style="color: #17365d; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">Bullean Operators 1. Quotation Marks (“ “): This bullean operator is used to make precise searches. For example if you want to search only for Ecuador you will search “Ecuador”. Comparing to searching without quotations you will get more precise searches.

2. OR (OR): This bullean operator is used to search about two different things. For example you can search for Ecuador OR Colombia. Comparing to searching without quotations you will get more results because you are searching for 2 topics.

3. – (-): This bullean operator is used to search for some topic except some part of that topic. For example you can search for Ecuador -Quito to get information of all Ecuador except Quito. Comparing to searching without quotations you will not get that much information because you are excluding one part of a topic.

4. ~ (~): This bullean operator is used to search for synonyms of a word. For example if you search for costs ~cars you will get also synonyms for cars. Compared to searching without quotations you will get more results because you are searching for that word and for synonyms of the word.

5. .. (..): This bullean operator is used to search things in a range of time. For example if you want to find information about soccer between 1960 and 1970 you will search for soccer 1960..1970. Compared to searching without quotations you will get more results using (..). media type="file" key="FINAL.wmv" width="300" height="300"