Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web, Third Edition

Author:   Marsha Ann Tate (The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   3rd edition
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9781138501584


Pages:   164
Publication Date:   09 November 2018
Format:   Paperback
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The World Wide Web has undergone tremendous growth since the first edition of Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web was conceived and written in the mid to late 1990s. The phenomenal global expansion of the internet, together with the increasing sophistication of online technologies and software applications, requires us to be more savvy Web users, especially given the growing complexity of Web-based information. This new edition of Web Wisdom covers key issues that users and creators of Web resources need to know regarding reliable and useful information on the Web, including social media content. Written in a straightforward and accessible format, the book also provides critical evaluation techniques and tools to enhance Web-based research and the creation of high quality content. Features Includes checklists comprised of basic questions to ask when evaluating or creating web resources Provides an expanded discussion of copyright, trademark, and other related issues with specific reference to web authoring Contains a chapter devoted exclusively to social media applications and their unique evaluation challenges Presents a new section that addresses the evaluation challenges that are related to combining traditional and social media content Offers a new section focused on computer-generated text and its allied evaluation challenges Introduces a revised and expanded companion website that provides a variety of supplemental materials related to the evaluation and creation of web content as well as links to additional examples This book demonstrates how to adapt and apply the five core traditional evaluation criteria (authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, coverage) originally introduced in the first edition, to the modern-day Web environment.

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Author:   Marsha Ann Tate (The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781138501584


ISBN 10:   1138501581
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   09 November 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Marsha Ann Tate is a central Pennsylvania-based educator and writer. She holds a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University, an MLA from Bloomsburg University, and an MLS from Clarion University. Marsha is the founder and principal of Tate Research and Training Services and also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. Marsha’s research interests focus upon information literacy, nineteenth century North American history, and media history. She is the author of numerous articles and Web-based resources, as well as several books, including A History of Canadian Television Programming Produced for the US Market (McFarland 2007).

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