Selected Internet Sites for Reference

Selected Sites for Evaluating Internet Resources

Critical Evaluation Surveys for Internet Resources
This site by Kathy Schrock provides evaluation surveys to be used in elementary, middle, and secondary schools, and a bibliography of many other sites which provide information on the evaluation of Internet resources.
http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html

Evaluating Quality on the Net
Paper by Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries, Babson College on evaluating resources found on the Internet.
http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html

Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet
Site provides a checklist for determining the quality of Web-based information, commentary on technical trickery, examples of bogus Web sites, and resources for learning more about evaluating quality. Information is from Virtual Chase, a Research Site for legal Professionals.
http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/

Evaluation of Information Sources
The World-Wide Web Virtual Library page which contains links to sites which provide criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet. It is useful to librarians and to inform users as to the qualities they should use in evaluating Internet information.
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm

Evaluation Rubrics for Websites
Web Evaluation rubrics for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Also links to other sites for information about the Web.
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/eval.htm

The Good, The Bad, & the Ugly
Web evaluation criteria developed by Susan E. Beck, Head, Humanities & Social Sciences Services Dept. at New Mexico State University Library.
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html

Internet Detective
An online tutorial that contains overviews, exercises, and quizzes that provide an introduction to the issues of quality of information on the Internet and teach critical evaluation skills.
http://sosig.ac.uk/desire/internet-detective.htm

T is for Thinking (ICYouSee)
A tutorial on using critical thinking skills when evaluating Internet resources. Includes a pop quiz and homework assignment. A part of the ICYouSee Internet training tutorial from the Ithaca College Librarians.
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html

Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources
Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library has developed points to consider for evaluating Internet resources. She also has a link to additional points regarding Web sites for particular subject disciplines. 
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/instruct/web/critical.htm

Information Please
The almanac section includes a variety of business almanacs.
http://infoplease.com

Internet Public Library - Associations on the net
A guide to web sites of prominent organizations and associations.
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/

Worldwide Chamber of Commerce Directory
Search for Chambers of Commerce or Cities-States-Provinces around the world
http://chamber-of-commerce.com/search.htm

Selected Internet Sites for Basic Business Information

Newspaper Business Sections

Boston Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston

The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/business

The Globe 100 - Boston Globe annual ranking of Massachusetts companies
http://www.boston.com/globe100

The New York Times
http://nytimes.com/pages/business/index.html

The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us

CEO Express
Mega site of links to newspapers, business magazines, tech news, quotes and market news, company research, small business, reference, airlines, and much more.
http://www.ceoexpress.com

List of Lists
A database of ranked listings of companies, people and resources.
http://www.specialissues.com/lol

Securities and Exchange Commission
Page on how to Analyze Investment Analyst Reports
Discusses who analysts work for, conflicts of interest, and Disclosure
www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/analysts.htm

Securities and Exchange Commission
Company forms and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

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