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ARC 1701 (Watters): Web Sites

This is a guide to library resources for group projects in Prof. Watters' History of Architecture course on the West Campus.

Google Scholar

The link above has Valencia set as your library. If you arrive at Google Scholar in some other way, be sure to go into settings and click on library links. Search for Valencia and check the box labeled Valencia College - Full Text @ Valencia

Using Images Found on the Web

WARNING: Google Images is terrible about putting correct labels on images.

Choose your web sites carefully -- use a reputable source, e.g. a museum, an architectural firm, the official web site of a historic site.

Web Page Evaluation Rubric

Quick Evaluation Checklist

 

Type of Website

 Commercial, organization, government
 

Type of domain

 .edu, .org, .gov, .com
 

Author’s credentials

 Authority of the author
 

Date last updated

 Copyright date, date last updated/revised
 

Sources documented  

 Works Cited, References
 

Evidence of bias

 Point of view, slant, objective
 

Purpose

Inform, persuade, sell

 

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