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Evaluating Web sites is an important step in gathering information for your research. The following examples illustrate several
different ways of examining Web sites with the criteria discussed in this module.
The topic covered in these sites is whaling.
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International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, December 2, 1946
© 1998 The Avalon Project.
The Avalon Project : International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, December 2, 1946 was last modified on:
04/21/2006 11:50:04
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- Authority: The copyright statement makes it clear who is responsible for the site. The main page offers links to a helpdesk, FAQs, and comments form.
- Accuracy and objectivity: This is a primary document from a convention on whaling regulation. Bias is clearly against whaling.
- Currency: This is not a current document, but provides useful, credible background information.
- Readability: The page is well laid out, with internal links, readable fonts and white space.
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International Whaling Commission
The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, UK CB4 9NP
Tel: +44 (0)1223 233971; Fax: +44 (0)1223 232876; e-mail: iwc@iwcoffice.org
Updated August, 2007
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- Authority: This is the Web site of an established world-wide commission. Credibility is clearly evident in the explanation of the organization and the fact that it sponsors annual conventions and scholarly research on the subject.
- Coverage: In addition to information on the main page, useful information is presented through linked pages.
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NCSE: National Council for Science and the Environment
NWIFC: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Management Plan For Makah Treaty Gray Whale Hunting For The Years 1998-2002
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- Authority and Accuracy: As an official document of the NWIFC, hosted by the NCSE, this is trustworthy. Contact information is provided. Compliance with prior regulations and agreements is clearly stated.
- Objectivity: While this is a document in support of whaling, it is very careful to provide explicit rules about what types of whaling are permitted.
- Readability: The page has clear headings and is easy-to-read.
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Biodiversity and Conservation: A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant
Chapter 6: WHALES AND WHALING
©2006 Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu), School of Biological Sciences,
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Phone (949) 824-4714 Fax (949) 824-3571
A Project of the Interdisciplinary Minor in Global Sustainability
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- Authority: This is an online textbook written by a professor. Since it appears to be part of both a college class and an education project, the information is probably accurate. Contact information is presented.
- Accuracy and Currency: Many links are provided to support and illuminate ideas presented in the text. There is no "last updated" information, though the site is copyrighted in 2006.
- Readability: There are internal links in the contents, but the page is still quite long.
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