Authoritative Informational Resources - Links for Additional Information
A recording of the webinar, "Authoritative Informational Resources in an Age of Social Media: Or, Does the Truth Matter Anymore?" is now available for viewing. Below are links to resources cited in the webinar, as well as additional resources for evaluating informational resources.
Social Media
"Twitter Hits 400 Million Tweets Per Day, Mostly Mobile,” CNET News June 6, 2012
"Is Facebook Lying About 900 Million Users?" Forbes June 13, 2012
"Frequently Asked Questions About YouTube"
"Dangers of Speed v. Accuracy,” Don Campbell, USA Today, April 24, 2012
Tsunamis on YouTube - "Storyful's validation process"
“The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy” by David Streitfeld, New York Times, (Aug 25, 2012)
Concerning John Seigenthaler Controversy
“Reuters Twitter Account Hacked, False Tweets About Syria Sent,” Reuters.com, August 5, 2012
“Mexico Tweets Cause Massive Shootout Panic,” Olga R. Rodgriguez, Huffington Post.com, October 18, 2012
Informational Vandalism
“Merck Published Fake Journal”
“Fake Data Found in Science Journals,” Nicole Ostrow, Bloomberg.com, October 1, 2012
“Scientist Misconduct Explains Most Study Retractions,” Dan Vergano, USAToday, October 1, 2012
“Scientist Could Be Jailed For Making Up Data,” Jennifer Welsh, Business Insider, October 2, 2012.
“Study: Scientific Research Fraud on the Rise,” CBS News (Oct. 1, 2012)
Concerning Iran and the Onion
Concerning DHMO
Concerning Mermaids:
Discovery Press Release
Snopes
California Bar Journal article concerning the Stolen Valor Act
“Scientific Fraud is Rife: It's Time to Stand Up for Good Science,” Pete Etchells and Suzi Gage, The Guardian, November 2, 2012
Counterfeit Information
Suggested Sites for Fact Checking:
Snopes
FactCheck
“Top 10 Sites to Debunk Internet Hoaxes,” Tim Malone, TechRepublic.com, August 6, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security Hoax Page
American Chemistry Council Hoax Page
Resource Evaluation
“Internet Accuracy: Is Information on the Web Reliable?" (CQ Research)
C.R.A.P. Test (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose/Point of View)
“Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask,” UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops
“Evaluating Web Pages,” University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York
Evaluating Web Content
Index
“Evaluating Social Media,” Johns Hopkins University
“2011 Global Go To Think Tank Index Rankings,” Think Tank and Civil Societies Program of the International Relations Program, University of Pennsylvania, January 2012
Search Engines
“Being Frank About Search Engine Rank,” Federal Trade Commission
“Recommended Search Engines,” University of California at Berkeley
“What Makes a Search Engine Good?” University of California at Berkeley
“The 10 Best Search Engines of 2012,” Paul Gil, About.com
“100 Powerful Search Engines You May Not Know About,” Edudemic.com
“Search Engine Reviews,” Consumersearch
“In Google We Trust: Users’ Decisions on Rank, Position and Relevance,” B. Pan, et al. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communications, 12(3)
“Multiple Presents: How Search Engines Re-Write the Past” By Iina Hellsten, Loet Leydesdorff, and Paul Wouters, New Media & Society, 8(6), (2006), 901-924
Suggestion: compare a search at Google Scholar, with the same search at refseek, or any combination of search engines.
Wikipedia and the Judiciary:
“Judicial Citation to Wikipedia in Published Federal Court Opinions”
Utah Case Discussing the Use of Wikipedia
Additional Links of Interest
Google
Lexis
Westlaw
Thomas
US Supreme Court
Law Library of Congress
NCSL Subject Matter Resources
NCSL (StateNet) Bill Tracking
NCSL Databases of State Reports:
Legislative Research Reports
Program Evaluations and Audits
Congressional Research Service Reports:
Open CRS
Digital Library
LRL Resources
Webinar Recording
LRL Home Page
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