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Assessing information quality - Introduction to module 4
Ok, so you know where to look, how to look, and how to reference the information that you find in your work, but do you know how to ensure that you have selected the best quality information?
This module will show you some tips for evaluating the quality of information found on the internet.
The module should take approximately 15 minutes to complete . . . .
| Learning Objective for Module 4 |
Most of the sources of information that you use, are likely to have been recommended to you (via a reading list), derived from a quality resource (e.g. the Library Catalogue, an accepted literature index, or scholarly full-text collection), or be of a reputable standard (academic textbooks, articles from peer reviewed journals, accepted reference or data sources etc.). However, when you use information that you have found on the internet, there is something you should be aware of: anyone can publish anything they like over the web, and there are no guarantees that what you find can be trusted. By the end of this module, you will have learnt
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| Key Skills Acquired |
How to assess the quality of information derived from the internet, how to interpret that information, and how to select only that information which is relevant to your purpose. |
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