Information Literacy on the Web: How College Students Use Visual and Textual Cues to Assess Credibility on Health Websites

One of the most important literacy skills in today's information society is the ability to determine the credibility of online information. Users sort through a staggering number of websites while discerning which will provide satisfactory information. In this study, 70 college students assesse...

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Main Author: Katrina L. Pariera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Communications in Information Literacy 2012-12-01
Series:Communications in Information Literacy
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Online Access:http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22440