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Web pages have a variety of web
address endings. Often the ending can give an indication of the kind of
information being provided as seen in the table below.
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.com (commercial) -- may be trying to
sell a product
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.edu (educational) -- can be serious
research or just student class assignments
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.net (network) -- may provide services to
customers
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| .org (organization) -- nonprofit
institution, may be biased
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.gov (government) -- usually dependable
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.mil (military) -- usually dependable
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Because there is no true control over information posted on the Internet
users must carefully evaluate the validity and quality of what they discover.
John Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries has produced a through and
informative guide to the process of evaluating Internet resources.
Evaluating
Resources
Countries
and Regions
Background information, maps, and databases
Defense
Organizations/Information
US military services and NATO
Environmental Resources
Sustainability and
environmental issues
Health,
Security & Infectious Disease
Dictionaries and more
Images
Includes images, videos,
sound files and photos online
Institutes and
Think
Tanks
U.S. & world
non- profit research
centers
International
Organizations
EU, IMF, UN, WTO, etc.
Legal
Sources
World constitutions,
legislative information, bills, public laws & more
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Maps
World, military charts
&
Newspapers
National, Local
and International
Phone
Number/Address/Zips
Government and general directories, zip codes
Statistical Information
U.S. & world
statistics
U.S.
Government
Local, state, and
national departments
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