Internet Research and Evaluation Sources There are many sources for learning more about how to do internet research and evaluating internet sources. In addition to the Cal Poly Pomona Library, here are a few such sources to get you started.

I. Library Services via WWW--University of California at Berkeley. (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/)--Many libraries around the world have their own Web sites, offering students and researchers everything from simple information (e.g., operating hours and contact information) to fully searchable online catalogs.

This directory helps you find such sites in more than 100 countries, including public, academic, and other types of libraries.

II. The Library at Virginia Tech University is an excellent source for finding out how to do research. They also have an Electronic Reference Shelf. Their Research Page lists many databases and research resources. Seven Steps to Library Research

Their has an excellent page on the steps to performing and evaluating library research. They list seven steps:

  1. Choosing a Topic
  2. Getting Some Background Information
  3. Finding Monographs (Books)
  4. Finding Periodical Articlkes
  5. Narrowing or Broadening Your Topic
  6. Analyzing the Sources You Have Found
  7. Evaluating Internet Resources
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2. Another excellent source for researching on the Internet is

Evaluating Quality on the Net
 by Hope Tillman, Director of Libraries at Babson College.

3. Indiana University Bloomington Libraries also has an excellent page for finding and evaluating internet sources.

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