How to do research on the internet, effectively

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@onlineresearchbeast6565 8 жыл бұрын

This video is well done and contains good tips on how to verify sources. It should be noted that .edu sources can be tricky because in many cases students are allowed to post and they are certainly not always correct in what they post. It depends on how liberal (not in the political sense) the professor is in allowing students to post and how much moderation the professor is going to apply to students' posts.

@ResearchTips 5 жыл бұрын

Good point, thanks!

@jeloroc5418 8 жыл бұрын

If you know how to properly conduct research then Wikipedia is an excellent tool. Wikipedia provides many ways to confirm the information in any article and has checks and balances in place to limit and correct any misinformation. The idea that a traditional encyclopedia is somehow better than a crowd-sourced one is not a very sound one. The reliability of the information in a traditional encyclopedia is at the whim of the biases of the publisher and the expertise of the editor(s). Wikipedia on the other-hand has more eyes on it to catch more mistakes or misinformation and is less likely to be culturally or politically biased. But of course, as with anything, it should never be your only source for information (thankfully, Wikipedia provides reference links to the information contained in its articles so that the user can check them for themselves!)

@trevormillin506 7 жыл бұрын

Well stated. I agree wholeheartedly with every word you just said. As a benefactor of Wikipedia, I have much faith init as a website and informative source. It not only provides good summaries, but extension links confirming what is stated in the articles.

@ResearchTips 6 жыл бұрын

Agree- it can be an excellent 'starting' tool for research. In an of itself, Wikipedia should never ever be used for research at any academic level. I even would push this for school-aged children as it is best to inculcate these habits early. The main problem is not that Wikipedia might be wrong - to be fair even published resources can sometimes be wrong (or at least, will provoke disagreement due to various views within disciplines). The fundamental issue with Wikipedia is since it is crowd sourced, you cannot gauge who the author/publisher is and what bias they might bring to the table. There are some wiki-type websites which are certainly useful at a basic academic level - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an excellent example - which is edited/reviewed. Another good example (though a little lower on the totem pole) is Victorian web -www.victorianweb.org. Both of these sites offer clarity regarding who has authored various articles.

@ImranKhan-qs6st 3 жыл бұрын

V. Good topic,,,, please guide that for international affairs and political development which web, newspaper s good. and also demonstrate a practical upon an international topic. For further clarity plus collect info from different webs.