Module 4. Web Searching & Web Evaluating

Kirk, Elizabeth E. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet. (The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University; 1996 copyright date).

http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html

Kirk, E.E. (1996). Evaluating Information Found on the Internet. Retrieved January 7, 2007 from the World Wide Web: http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/index.html



I set about evaluating the author of this web tutorial, Elizabeth E Kirk according to some of her own criteria as well as those of Cornell University (name website)
First I amazoned (is that a word??) her to find the citations and books she has written or has been mentioned in.
I then googled her and found out where she currently works and the programs she has implemented.

Elizabeth E Kirk is a noted librarian and information professional whose area of expertise is distance and online education. She has worked with leading American Universities to help implement their libraries online policies and to facilitate student research via the web.
Elizabeth E Kirk is also the librarian at Dartmouth College and welcomes questions regarding library research.
Her credentials are relevant to the information she writes about on this webpage.
Her past writings and work experiences all deal with conducive web research.

Though her web tutorial was written in 1996 it is constantly updated and remains a relevant and seminal point into higher research using the web.
John Hopkins University currently uses her webpage to guide its research students in the right direction when using the web for their theses.

Elizabeth Kirk's information is organized and presented in a pleasant clear text and style that lends itself to further reading. It is written in a straightforward language but is not too simple to be stupid...after all her intended audience is obviously higher education scholars or librarians embarking on theses or other such research.
She presents information clearly and logically without being repetitive and the information is well researched, as you would expect from a library research professional.
I loved this website and intend to use it for further study if I am so fortunate to study further.
I especially loved the fact that Elizabeth E Kirk's expertise is available free on the web and her person is available to any student for guidance.
You can email her direct...Gotta love that! 10/10 ***highly recommended.
A definite must for any serious, advanced internet student.

She is accessible via an "Ask a Librarian" form at
https://library.dartmouth.edu/mail/send.php?to=Elizabeth%20E.%20Kirk