Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web, Third Edition

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Marsha Ann Tate

Web Wisdom

How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web, Third Edition

Marsha Ann Tate

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CRC Press
09 November 2018

Ergonomics; Computing: general; Internet guides & online services; Databases & the Web

The World Wide Web has undergone tremendous growth since the first edition of Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web was conceived and written in the mid to late 1990s. The phenomenal global expansion of the internet, together with the increasing sophistication of online technologies and software applications, requires us to be more savvy Web users, especially given the growing complexity of Web-based information. This new edition of Web Wisdom covers key issues that users and creators of Web resources need to know regarding reliable and useful information on the Web, including social media content. Written in a straightforward and accessible format, the book also provides critical evaluation techniques and tools to enhance Web-based research and the creation of high quality content.

Features

Includes checklists comprised of basic questions to ask when evaluating or creating web resources

Provides an expanded discussion of copyright, trademark, and other related issues with specific reference to web authoring

Contains a chapter devoted exclusively to social media applications and their unique evaluation challenges

Presents a new section that addresses the evaluation challenges that are related to combining traditional and social media content

Offers a new section focused on computer-generated text and its allied evaluation challenges

Introduces a revised and expanded companion website that provides a variety of supplemental materials related to the evaluation and creation of web content as well as links to additional examples

This book demonstrates how to adapt and apply the five core traditional evaluation criteria (authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, coverage) originally introduced in the first edition, to the modern-day Web environment.

By: Marsha Ann Tate
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781138501584
ISBN 10: 1138501581
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 09 November 2018
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Web Wisdom: Introduction and Overview. Information Quality Criteria for Web Resources. Additional Challenges Presented by Web Resources. Social Media Content. Advertising and Sponsorship on the Web. Applying Basic Evaluation Criteria to a Web Page. Keys to Information Quality in Advocacy Web Pages. Keys to Information Quality in Business Web Pages. Keys to Information Quality in Informational Web Pages. Keys to Information Quality in News Web Pages. Keys to Information Quality in Personal Web Pages. Keys to Information Quality in Entertainment Web Pages. Creating Effective Web Pages and Sites. Appendix A. Checklists Compilation. Appendix B. Information Quality Questions Compilation. Appendix C: Glossary.

Marsha Ann Tate is a central Pennsylvania-based educator and writer. She holds a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University, an MLA from Bloomsburg University, and an MLS from Clarion University. Marsha is the founder and principal of Tate Research and Training Services and also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. Marsha’s research interests focus upon information literacy, nineteenth century North American history, and media history. She is the author of numerous articles and Web-based resources, as well as several books, including A History of Canadian Television Programming Produced for the US Market (McFarland 2007).