Evaluating the credibility of web resources

[Clay Johnson]

Thats an interesting question. How CAN one test the validity of information
on the Net? Does anyone know of any Information Validation services out
there, either online OR offline? I'd love to hear the answer to this one too.


At 04:31 PM 2/1/98 -0800, RCG - NetNews wrote:
>        NetNews is looking for some basic guidelines that libraries go by
>when evaluating a website for use as a reference.  Any suggestions?  We've
>seen plenty of websites on the topic, but were looking for feedback from
>actual LIBRARIANS -- aside from the library policy.
>
>To respond directly:  rcg_NetNews at austintx.net.
>
>Thanks
>Cherie Bosarge Dutton
>Librarian NetNews
>800-331-5076
>