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Finding Information

Can You Trust Info From...
  • that Book or Journal?
  • that Web Site?

  • Resource Tools

    Launched February 20, 2004
    Updated December 5, 2007
    Approx. 5 pages when printed

    Author
    Dr. Barbara Smith
    Research Analyst, NICHCY

    NICHCY's Connections pages are designed to put you in quick contact with information that's readily available on the Internet. But if you've traveled the Web searching for information, you've probably already discovered that sometimes it's like being hit by a tidal wave. There's so much information that you don't know where to look first or whether the info you've found is accurate, reliable, and current. Information on one site may conflict with what you find on another site. While it's helpful to consider both sides of an issue when you're making decisions, how do you weigh what you're seeing?

    This Connections page takes up that very real concern. As we rely more and more on the Internet for information, and as we seek to base our decisions upon research evidence, it's important to consider the information, and its source, through the lens of a cautious consumer. But how do we do that? The resources listed below will hopefully shed light on the "how" of weighing information, as well as the "why."

    You can use this page in combination with the other offerings in our ever-growing collection of pages designed to make sense of research. At the moment, we offer these basic introductions:

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    Finding Information

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    Can You Trust Information from that Book or Journal?

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    This information is copyright free.
    Readers are encouraged to copy and share it, but please credit the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY).
    NICHCY Connections pages are published in response to questions from individuals and organizations that contact us. We encourage you to share your ideas and feedback with us!

    Project Director: Suzanne Ripley
    Editor: Lisa Küpper, Director of Publications, NICHCY
    Author: Dr. Barbara Smith
    Updates: Kyrie Dragoo

    NICHCY thanks our Project Officer, Dr. Judy Shanley, at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education.

    Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.


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