©1997
- This page was developed in electronic form and made available on-line
by: Genevieve Monahan, PhD, RN,CS
FIT: Faculty Integrating Technology - a program sponsored by CSULB New Media Center and the University Library.
"Accessing and Evaluating Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Resources
on the Internet:
A Primer for Faculty and Students" Monahan & Colthurst
EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION ON THE WEB
The Information Quality (IQ) Tool is a framework for evaluating the
quality of information on the World Wide Web for
consumers and authors of online health information. The IQ
Tool was developed by the Health
Summit Working Group of Mitretek
Inc.
Even the most skeptical reader of Web-based information can forget to
check out the credibility of that information. We need to keep quality
in mind as we present information to students and we are obliged to teach
students to be critical thinkers when they access information. We
introduced the IQ Tool at an international ATOD research conference and
found that many participants had never questioned the sources of U.S. Web-based
medical information they were accessing from other countries. Students
need to learn about different sources of information (.edu versus .gov
versus .org versus .com) and things they should be thinking about when
they take information from these sources. The IQ
Tool provides readers with a scorable form to systematically consider
the reliability, validity, and relevance of information included on particular
Web sites.
Last updated: January 8, 2001
©1997
- This page was developed in electronic form and made available on-line
by: Genevieve Monahan, PhD, RN,CS
FIT: Faculty Integrating Technology - a program sponsored
by CSULB New Media Center and the University Library.