Is it reliable?

When you're surfing around the web... how do you know a web site is authoritative, that the information is correct? I tell the SCT 100 classes that we could create a very good web site noting Acworth as the capital of Georgia! Some poor kid is going to find our site, happily print it out, turn it over to the teacher and fail that Social Studies assignment. There is no one to stop us or make us put the correct information on our web site. So who do you trust?

You know I'm sending you to GALILEO.

There is a database in GALILEO - SKS WebSelect that is an online database of Internet resources providing access to quality Web sites on almost any subject. WebSelect is continually updated to include new sites and dynamically changing data. Summaries provide a concise overview of site content and authority. Keyword, Subject Heading, and Topic Browse searches can be performed. Topics are assigned based on site content and mission. WebSelect is dynamically updated and offers Internet resources from around the globe, including those of leading universities, government agencies and respected organizations.

Look at SKS Web Select and read the Encyclopedia Britannica before you go searching on the wild web. Build your foundation of knowledge, get the correct facts then you'll be able to quickly assess whether a site is accurate!

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.