URL – Uniform Resource Locator

Hyper text transfer protocol://servername.domain/directory/subdirectory/filename.filetype 

http://www.library.arizona.edu/about/faq/index.html

.edu       .k12     .com   .gov   .mil   .org    .net

http://muttawa.blogspot.com/2006_01_01_muttawa_archive.html

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2004/12/myths-vs-fact-regarding-the-hockey-stick/

Country Extensions

http://discoverychannel.ca/

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/10/1062902076884.html

mx   jp  au   uk   us? cn

Personal Web Pages

www.bright.net/~nixe/

% sign in URL

Finding the origin, author of a page – needed for citation

Home    Contact     About us     Email   Cut back URL

http://www.crystalinks.com/greekgods.html

http://www.stcms.si.edu/pom/pom_student_pt2_sword.htm

1.  Which web page would you use to influence your business unit's strategic plan?
• http://www.sec.gov/rulings/exchanges/regulations.html
• http://party.college.edu/freshman/joe/trading_regs.html

1. Which software program would you like to download?
• ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/software/patches/fixit.exe
• ftp://ftp.hackers.com/do/you/feel/lucky/trustme.exe

Fun Stuff

1.  Current - How current does it need to be?

http://www.usatoday.com/

2. Authority  - Credentials –  Links

http://city-mankato.us/

Accuracy

http://147.129.226.1/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm

3.  Relevant Coverage – Usefulness to audience

http://lsb.scu.edu/~mkevane/womten.htm

http://www.keypad.org/bunnies/index.html

4. Bias – Propaganda

http://www.unbearablecruelty.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_child_left_behind