There are many webpages on the Internet which seem to provide quality information, but be aware that many provide less than valuable or credible information.
The White House:
The White House http://www.whitehouse.net/
Compare with The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov
The World Bank:
World Bank Group http://www.worldbank.org.
Compare with the Whirled Bank Group, http://www.whirledbank.org
Aspartame
World Environmental Conference http://www.dorway.com/wec-ms95.html
MSFocus http://www.msfocus.org/publications/pub_articles_aspart.html
Second Hand Smoke
Second-Hand Smoke: The Big Lie http://www.smokingsection.com/issues1.html#smoke
versus
Health Hazards of Tobacco (especially the section with the heading
"Passive Smoking") http://www.who.int/archives/ntday/ntday96/pk96_3.htm
Curfews:
A Status Report on Youth Curfews in America's
Cities
http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/news/publications/curfew.htm
versus
Curfew.Org http://www.curfew.org/
Check out these websites for some interesting examples:
AIDS: True but little known facts
(http://147.129.226.1/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm)
California's Velcro Challenge (http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html)
DiHydrogen Monoxide (http://www.dhmo.org/)
The Dog Island (http://www.thedogisland.com/)
Feline Reactions to Bearded Men (http://www.improb.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html)
Fun phone.com (http://funphone.com/old/)
Internet Addiction (http://library.albany.edu/briggs/addiction.html)
Lake Michigan Whale Watching (available through the Internet Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/20060110190746/http://www.geocities.com/lakemichiganwhales/ )
MoonBeam Enterprises (http://www.dreamweaverstudios.com/moonbeam/moon.htm)
Lip Balm Anonymous (http://kevdo.com/lipbalm)
Male Pregnancy (http://www.malepregnancy.com/)
Mankato, Minnesota (http://city-mankato.us/)
Nanodocs (http://www.rythospital.com/nanodocs/)
The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus (http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/)
Peep Research (http://www.peepresearch.org/)
Time Travel Fund (http://www.timetravelfund.com/)
Try your skills - Evaluate these sites:
Lesson on Whale Watching (http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/web/WHALES/)
McWhortle Enterprise (http://www.mcwhortle.com/)
In addition, librarians are available
at the Reference Desk to help you find
information to complete your course assignments and reports.
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