{"id":424,"date":"2020-07-23T17:25:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T16:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/gettingstarted\/?page_id=424"},"modified":"2024-08-06T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:35:38","slug":"evaluate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/gettingstarted\/evaluate\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-424\" data-postid=\"424\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-424 themify_builder\">\n\n    \n\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix repeat module_row_0 themify_builder_424_row module_row_424-0 tb_969b39c\">\n\t    <div class=\"builder_row_cover\"><\/div>\t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_424_column module_column_0 module_column_424-0-0 tb_109e92c\" >\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    \n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text text-424-0-0-0  repeat   tb_8563402\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Website Evaluation<br \/><\/span><\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\n\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_1 themify_builder_424_row module_row_424-1 tb_6a33932\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_424_column module_column_0 module_column_424-1-0 tb_9ee3259\" >\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    \n\n    <!-- module accordion -->\n    <div  class=\"module module-accordion accordion-424-1-0-0   tb_57cd924\" data-behavior=\"toggle\">\n        \n        <ul class=\"ui module-accordion plus-icon-button  \">\n                            <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <div class=\"accordion-title\">\n                        <a href=\"#\">\n                            <i class=\"accordion-icon fa fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>                            <i class=\"accordion-active-icon fa fa-minus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t    <span class=\"tb_title_accordion\">How do I know if I can trust the content on a website?<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion-content clearfix  default-closed\">\n                        \t\t\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have decided upon your key search terms, you can think about where you&#8217;re going to search for the information and which sources are likely to be reliable. Whichever search engine you use, consider the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relevant results (results you are interested in)<\/li>\n<li>Uncluttered, easy to read interface<\/li>\n<li>Helpful options to broaden or tighten a search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t    <\/div>\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <div class=\"accordion-title\">\n                        <a href=\"#\">\n                            <i class=\"accordion-icon fa fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>                            <i class=\"accordion-active-icon fa fa-minus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t    <span class=\"tb_title_accordion\">Reviewing the success of your search<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion-content clearfix  default-closed\">\n                        \t\t\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Examine your search results carefully and see if they are what you were hoping for.\u00a0 If you are not happy with the results, don\u2019t give up!\u00a0 A successful search will often take several tries. You can usually refine your searches by adding new terms which spring to mind once you have seen your initial results; or you may choose to limit your results if you feel you have retrieved too many. Different search engines, (e.g. Bing, Google), or databases, (e.g. JStor Ireland), will offer different search options to help with this.<\/p>\n<p>Always remember to look at the &#8220;Help&#8221; or &#8220;Search tips&#8221; pages offered by the particular database or search engine you are currently using.<\/p>\t\t\t    <\/div>\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <div class=\"accordion-title\">\n                        <a href=\"#\">\n                            <i class=\"accordion-icon fa fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>                            <i class=\"accordion-active-icon fa fa-minus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t    <span class=\"tb_title_accordion\">Look, check, think<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion-content clearfix  default-closed\">\n                        \t\t\t    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Wherever you find your results online, you need to evaluate the website in question. Why do you need to evaluate webpages you consult? Because anyone can create and publish a website. They are not checked for quality or accuracy before being made available to you. Although some sites, for example the University of Southampton Library website is authored by librarians with expertise in their field, most sites are created by non-experts.<\/p>\t\t\t    <\/div>\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/module accordion -->\n\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\n\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_2 themify_builder_424_row module_row_424-2 tb_be8965a\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_424_column module_column_0 module_column_424-2-0 tb_257ba0b\" >\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    \n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text text-424-2-0-0  repeat   tb_5386723\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>Now complete this short interactive activity which explains more about how to evaluate the information that you find on the web<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.soton.ac.uk\/open\/library\/articulate\/evaluating-information\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/gettingstarted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2023\/07\/evaluating-information-2023-07-25.png\" alt=\"Evaluating information\" height=\"570;\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\n\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text text-424-2-0-1     tb_oact615\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now move to the next page <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/gettingstarted\/quiz-searching-the-web\/\"><strong>Quiz &#8211; Searching the Web<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2680\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/gettingstarted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2021\/08\/of-10-4.png\" alt=\"graphics for page 4 of 10\" width=\"100\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/gettingstarted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2021\/08\/of-10-4.png 160w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/gettingstarted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/398\/2021\/08\/of-10-4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Website Evaluation How do I know if I can trust the content on a website? Once you have decided upon your key search terms, you can think about where you&#8217;re going to search for the information and which sources are likely to be reliable. Whichever search engine you use, consider the following: Relevant results (results [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4394,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-424","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"builder_content":"<h1>Website Evaluation<br \/><\/h1>\n<ul><li><h4>How do I know if I can trust the content on a website?<\/h4><p>Once you have decided upon your key search terms, you can think about where you're going to search for the information and which sources are likely to be reliable. 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