Looking for the truth

The assignment directs a student to find "an unreliable source from the Internet, the Library or GALILEO." The word or is the key.

Most librarians have vetted the materials in their collections

GALILEO offers access to resources that are vetted in a variety of ways

That leaves the internet. How do you find an unreliable source?

A search through Google using "unreliable website" pulled up over 900,000 links. The top few had to do with Health sites. That seems to be the first place to show a lack of authority.

I've pulled together a few links at Web Sites Collected for NMTC. My favorite is A brief essay on the life and work of Jacopo di Poggibonsi. It really, really looks authoritative- with a timeline, resources, etc.

Checking out the reliability of Internet sites can prove to be daunting. Start with resources that you know are authoritative before you go out to the wild web.