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At Home |
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Maybe you waited until the night before it was due, or you
want to
get an early start over the weekend. Either way, we have some
online resources available for you! Try our
Electronic Resources
page - you can use your library card to use
Ebscohost
at home to
do research or use
RiverShare
Online Catalog
to find books on your
topic. |
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Surfing the 'Net for Help |
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Remember, though, that anybody anywhere can use, post to,
or
create a web site. They don't have to be an expert, they don't have
to have any education or knowledge - just an account with a Internet
service provider. Just because a web site says its so, doesn't
make it true!
And because there's no "virtual librarian" to help you decide
what's a good source and what's not, you have to use your own
judgment when using the Internet for resources. |
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The Library has not reviewed and does not
endorse the following web sites. The
Library has not reviewed or endorsed any links from those web sites.
We
believe
these sites will help you, but cannot be responsible for their content. |
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Some general rules:
- Check for a listing of who's responsible for the website - is it just some
person,
or is there a known group behind it? What are their qualifications? Do they
list contact information and educational/professional background information?
- Definitions of Domain suffixes: If the domain name ends
in… the site comes from:
1) .com – a commercial business,
2) .edu- an educational organization,
3) .org- a not-for-profit organization,
4) .gov- the U.S. Federal Government,
5) .mil- the U.S. Military,
6).net- a network.
- Do they ask for a credit card, or your name and address, or anything that
would
be able to lead them to you, your family, or your house? Leave a site
like that
immediately.
- Does it require a program download of something you've never used, heard
about, or seen? Don't download anything to your computer without permission,
and only from sites you know you can trust.
- When was the last time it was updated?
- Don't give out personal information - the person on the other end of your
IM
or bulletin board could be a real creep. If it's something you wouldn't
tell a
complete stranger who walks up to you at the mall, then you don't tell
someone
virtually, either.
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