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Examples of the need for Information Literacy instruction
Information Literacy and the News
Illustrates editorial bias and the importance of statistical literacy.
Pierre Salinger Syndrome
The Kennedy White House Press Secretary finds himself caught in the Web.
Bonsai Kitten
"Dedicated to preserving the long lost art of body modification in house pets." In addition to being appallingly cruel, this site may evade filtering for children.
Essays on the Anti-Smoking Movement
Illustrates bias and emphasizes need for Web site evaluation
AntiAging & Longevity Project
For whom is this intended? What is being sold?
Institute for Historical Review
Holocaust revisionism disguised as serious scholarship.
Faking It
15-year-old elevated to legal guru.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Historical Examination
Make sure to look at the whole site and read the literature carefully. Who sponsors this site?
". . . the web site for the Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division (DMRD). . . the goal of [which] is to provide an unbiased data clearinghouse and a forum for public discussion." The DMRD Division of what? A harmless site (probably); but a good way to illustrate most of the dangers of the Web environment for the unsuspecting.
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