How to use Wikipedia
and Google Effectively
Google Advanced Search - Information on educational and governmental websites tend to have more reliable information. In the advance search, along with your search terms, enter .edu or .gov in the box labeled "Search within a site or domain:".
Google Scholar - Google Scholar tends to cover more articles in the sciences but you might find some useful information.
Helpful Websites
Here are some reviews from reputable web sources of various productions of the play "Fences".
August Wilson will not go quietly: a review of "Fences" and "Jitney" in America: The Jesuit Review
Palm Beach Dramaworks stages August Wilson's "Fences" in Palm West Monthly
"Fences": Film Review in The Hollywood Reporter
"Fences" review: August Wilson's cycles plays hit the '50's in SFGate
What "Fences" misses about adapting plays for the screen in The Atlantic
Evaluation
The quality of the information you find on the Web varies tremendously so it is always a good idea to check the information against another source. As with all information resources, whether in print or on the Internet, you evaluate its quality based on the following criteria:
- Accuracy (Is it free from mistakes and errors?)
- Authority (What are the qualifications of the author?)
- Objectivity (Is there any strong bias?)
- Currency (Is the information up to date?)
- Coverage (To what extent is the topic explored?)
That's just the basics. Learn more!
Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of WWW Resources
Evaluating Information - Applying the CRAAP Test (CSU Chico Library)