Web Resources to Avoid
Google is a wonderful place full of a plethora of articles, however, determining the credibility of those articles can be tricky. A good rule of thumb is to avoid the following web pages and types of web pages:
- Wikipedia (This page can be edited by anyone and all information should be considered false until proven otherwise.)
- history.com (This page is created by television producers and not professional historians. It is not a reliable resource.)
- biography.com (This page is created by television producers and not professional historians. It is not a reliable source.)
- any URL ending in .com (While there are some good .com pages it is very difficult to determine the reliability of these types of pages and they should best be avoided)
- any URL ending in .org (Again while there are some good .org cites it is also very difficult to determine the reliability of these types of pages and they should be avoided at all costs.)
Remember if you do not see a Work Cited or Reference page walk away from the web page in question!
