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    Focusing on Health Information: How to Assess Information Quality on the Internet

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    Authors
    Haddow, Gaby
    Date
    2003
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Haddow, Gaby. 2003. Focusing on Health Information: How to Assess Information Quality on the Internet . Australian Library Journal 52 (2): 169-178.
    Source Title
    Australian Library Journal
    Faculty
    Division of Humanities
    Department of Media and Information
    Faculty of Media, Society and Culture (MSC)
    School
    WA Centre for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery
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    Originally published by the Australian Library and Information Association in Australian Library Journal 52(2),2003, pp.169-178.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20735
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The quality of information on the Internet is extremely variable. For health information, where quality can mean the difference between effective management of a health problem and potentially dangerous treatments, tools to assess quality are imperative. Quality, as a characteristic of information, is discussed in the context of librarianship and health science. The criteria included in quality assessment tools are discussed. An overview of a study using one of these tools is provided to illustrate the importance for library practitioners to have an awareness of quality issues and, more significantly, ways in which Internet users can identify quality health information.

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