Building Websites for Science Literacy
Theme: Collection Development and the Internet
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https://doi.org/10.29173/istl1790Abstract
Building a webliography on a scientific topic can be a daunting task. This paper seeks to simplify the process by suggesting straightforward guidelines for evaluating and organizing websites. The guidelines are developed from definitions of science literacy and science information literacy and illustrated by a sample webliography and a sample search strategy on the topic of acoustical oceanography.
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