Information Fluency

Reliability of a webpage

-How often it’s updated?

-Who created it?

-Does the article have references?

-Quality of the website?

-Does it have advertisements?

How to access the Library Data Base:

Library page login: 132-first initial. Last name and school password

Ebsco login: riversiderapids

PW: library

Gale PW: student

Questions

WEBSITE CREDIBILITY

Q. What are three ways to know that a website is credible?

A. If a website is constantly updated, if the website sources their information, and if the website has realistic ideas.

EBSCO DATABASE

Q. How can you access EBSCO database and what can you get there?

A. By going to the Riverside website the clicking on the “Library” link, then clicking on EBSCO. Any Riverside student can access it for free, normally you would a membership. You can access various magazines using EBSCO.

WORKS CITED

Q. What is a website I can use to help me build a works cited page?

A. One of the websites that can build a works cities page is http://www.citationmachine.net.

Things I learned.

There were many things I learned in the information fluency session. One of those things I took from the session is that there are so many website that are hoaxes. I also learned a site that will help source information http://www.citationmachine.net.

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