Growth of the internet coupled with the ever-increasing sophistication of online technologies and software applications require individuals to be even savvier Web users. Librarians and media specialists writing a Web-use curriculum or a 'virtual' collection development policy . . . will find this book indispensable."School Library Journal."

Web Wisdom: Introduction and Overview Introduction The Need for Web-Specific Evaluation Criteria What This Book Includes A Note about Design Issues How to Use This Book Two Important Caveats Definitions of Key Terms Information Quality Criteria for Web Resources Introduction A Comparison between Two Web Pages Presenting Information Five Traditional Evaluation Criteria and Their Application to Web Resources Conclusion Additional Challenges Presented by Web Resources Introduction The Use of Hypertext Links The Use of Frames Dynamic Web Content Software Requirements and Other Factors that Limit Access to Information Pages Retrieved Out of Context by Search Engines The Susceptibility of Web Pages to Alteration The Redirection of URLs to Different Web Sites and Other Malicious Activities The Instability of Web Pages Conclusion Weblogs and Wikis: Social Media Content Introduction Social Media: An Overview Weblogs (Blogs) Wikis Evaluation Challenges Presented by Social Media Content Conclusion Advertising and Sponsorship on the Web Advertising, Sponsorship, and Information on the Web Defining Advertising and Sponsorship Distinguishing between Advertising, Sponsorship, and Information on the Web Sorting Out the Relationship between Advertisers, Sponsors, and Information Strategies for Analyzing Web Information Provided by Sites that Have Advertisers or Sponsors Conclusion Applying Basic Evaluation Criteria to a Web Page How to Use Chapters 6 through 12 Incorporation of the Basic Elements into Web Pages Interaction and Transaction Features An Introduction to Navigational and Nontext Features Information on the Six Types of Web Pages The Checklist of Basic Elements: Keys to Evaluating or Creating Web Pages Keys to Information Quality in Advocacy Web Pages Keys to Recognizing an Advocacy Web Page Analysis of Advocacy Web Pages The Advocacy Checklist: Keys to Evaluating and Creating Advocacy Web Pages Keys to Information Quality in Business Web Pages Keys to Recognizing a Business Web Page Analysis of Business Web Pages The Business Web Page Checklist: Keys to Evaluating and Creating Business Web Pages Keys to Information Quality in Informational Web Pages Keys to Recognizing an Informational Web Page Analysis of Informational Web Pages The Informational Web Page Checklist: Keys to Evaluating and Creating Informational Web Pages Keys to Information Quality in News Web Pages Keys to Recognizing A News Web Page Analysis of News Web Pages The News Web Page Checklist: Keys to Evaluating and Creating News Web Pages Keys to Information Quality in Personal Web Pages Keys to Recognizing a Personal Web Page Analysis of a Personal Web Page Keys to Information Quality in Entertainment Web Pages Keys to Recognizing an Entertainment Web Page Analysis of an Entertainment Web Page Entertainment Web Page Creation Issues Creating Effective Web Pages and Sites Introduction The Navigational Aids Checklist The Nontext Features Checklist The Interaction and Transaction Features Checklist The Web Site Functionality Checklist Meta Tags Copyright and Disclaimers References Bibliography Appendix A: Checklist Compilation Appendix B: Information Quality Questions Compilation Appendix C: Glossary