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><channel><title>The Invisible Mentor &#187; Research</title> <atom:link href="http://theinvisiblementor.com/tag/research/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://theinvisiblementor.com</link> <description>The Non-Traditional Mentoring Program: Knowledge, Understanding and Wisdom</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:13:53 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com"/><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://superfeedr.com/hubbub"/> <item><title>3 Resources to Evaluate Information</title><link>http://theinvisiblementor.com/2010/09/13/3-resources-to-evaluate-information/</link> <comments>http://theinvisiblementor.com/2010/09/13/3-resources-to-evaluate-information/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:30:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Avil Beckford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[How-to]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mentoring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-improvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cornell University]]></category> <category><![CDATA[evaluating websites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Evaluation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how to evaluate information]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of California Berkeley]]></category><guid
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class="alignright" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="microscope png" src="http://www.wpclipart.com/science/tools/microscope/microscope.png" alt="" width="227px" height="294px" /></a>I have dealt with <a
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href="http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm.pdf">Evaluation Worksheet</a>, <a
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href="http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webcrit.html">Five Criteria for Evaluating Websites</a>, <a
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href="http://library.humboldt.edu/~ccm/crithink.html">ritical Thinking/Disinformation Resources on the Web</a>, Humbolt State University</li></ol><p>Though these resources look at evaluating information on websites, many of the points made are relevant for evaluating other information as well, so keep that in mind. We all can fall into a rut, myself included, so this is a reminder to you, as well as to me, to pay attention to what we read.</p><p>What do you have to add to the conversation? How can you use this information? Let&#8217;s keep the conversation flowing, please let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. Many readers read this blog from other sites, so why don&#8217;t you pop over to <a
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style="border: 0px none;" title="whilst conducting research ... " src="http://www.atmmultimedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/research.jpg" alt="" width="300px" height="225px" /></a>I realized that I have not had any tips and tricks or resources blog posts in a long time so I decided that it was important to start off the new year right.</p><p>Whenever you have to conduct country research, a good place to start is at the <a
href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/">CIA Factbook</a> website. At this website you&#8217;ll find information on the history, geography, people and so on of the specific country,  and if you&#8217;re going on vacation, or even on business, you&#8217;d like to learn about political stability. CIA Factbook gives you these types of information. Another place to gather country information is <a
href="http://www.countryreports.org/">Country Reports</a>.  For next steps refer to the blog post <a
href="../2009/09/18/how-to-analyze-information/">How to Analyze Information</a>.</p><p>And while you are surfing, two cool websites are <a
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