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MS United States History: The World in 1492

Finding Reliable Sources

You have found a web site that looks good, professionally designed, nice pictures etc. BUT, it is reliable?
Ask yourself these six important questions BEFORE you use any information from the web site!

1. Who is responsible for this site?

2. What are his or her credentials?

3. Have the authors documented their own sources?

4. What is the domain name? Does it end in .com, .gov, .edu, .org, or .net?

5. Who else links to the site? You can perform a link check in Google by entering "link:webaddress" in the search box. Is it linked to other reliable sites?

6. Would you include this site in a bibliography?

The World in 1492 Web Sites

1492: An Ongoing Voyage 
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/intro.html

1492: Brainy History 
http://www.brainyhistory.com/years/1492.html

Columbus Navigation Homepage 
http://www.columbusnavigation.com/index.shtml

Fifteenth Century Navigation 
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/%7Efeegi/

Historic Cities: Maps and Documents 
http://historic-cities.huji.ac.il/

In 1492: Poem 
http://www.teachingheart.net/columbus.htm

Maps: Black Outline 
http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm

World History Online 
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

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