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4.  Although the Internet is an invaluable source of information on almost any
                                          topic, it is also a notorious source of misinformation. As an exercise, try to
                                          locate the Web site of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). How many
                                          different Web sites did you fi nd before locating the offi cial page? How did
                                          you know when you were at the offi cial site?


                                        Notes
                                         1.  James C. McCrosky, “A Summary of Experimental Research on the
                                           Effects of Evidence in Persuasive Communication,” Quarterly Journal of
                                           Speech 55 (1969): 169–176.

                                         2.  Adapted from Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, “Chico
                                           Oasis, Chapter 3, Evaluating Information.” [Retrieved from http://www
                                           .csuchico.edu/lins/Oasis/Ch3/index.html, 14 May 2007.]
                                         3.  Chelsea Phua, “Web Site Has Scoop on Davis Community,” The Sacramento
                                           Bee, 10 December 2006, B4.

                                         4.  John Seigenthaler, “A False Wikipedia ‘Biography,’” 29 November 2005,
                                           USA Today. [Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/
                                           editorials/2005-11-29-wikipedia-edit_x.htm, 5 January 2007.]
                                         5.  Billy Ray (director), Shattered Glass, Lions Gate Entertainment, 2003.
                                         6.  “Company Overview,” 2005. [Retrieved from http://www.google.com/intl/
                                           en/corporate/index.html, 7 January 2007.]
                                         7.  “Defi nition of Podcast,” PCMag.com Encyclopedia (undated). [Retrieved
                                           from http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=podcast&i=
                                           49433,00.asp, 9 January 2007.]
                                         8.  “Defi nition of RSS,” PCMag.com Encyclopedia (undated). [Retrieved from
                                           http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=RSS&i=50680,00
                                           .asp, 9 January 2007.]
                                         9.  “What is Digg?” 2006. [Retrieved from http://digg.com/about,
                                           9 January 2007.]
                                        10.  Associated Press, “Group: ExxonMobil Paid to Mislead Public,” 3 January
                                           2007. [Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_bi
                                           _ge/exxonmobil_global_warming, 9 January 2007.]
                                        11.  “Defi nition of Blog” PCMag.Com Encyclopedia (undated). [Retrieved from
                                           http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=blog&i=38771,00
                                           .asp, 9 January 2007.]

                                        12.  Associated Press, “U.S. Had Warmest Year Yet in 2006,” The Sacramento
                                           Bee, 10 January 2007, A7.
                                        13.  Edward Wasserman, “When Do Rumors in Blogosphere Rate Coverage?”
                                           The Sacramento Bee, 19 November 2006, E3.
                                        14.  Based on UC Berkeley—Teaching Library Internet Workshops, “Evaluat-
                                           ing Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask,” 27 July 2004.
                                           [Retrieved from http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/
                                           Internet/Evaluate.html, 29 December 2004.]
                                        15.  “LII Selection Criteria,” 2006. [Retrieved from http://lii.org/pub/htdocs/
                                           selectioncriteria.htm, 20 January 2007.]
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