Search the term “locative art” in Wikipedia, Leonardo Electronic Almanac, and “WorldCat” in WSU’s Library Database; read the document, “Evaluating Information Found on the Internet,” and answer these questions: What kind of information does each site provide? What are the differences? How credible is the information of each site? Why? Write about you learn about researching on the web and the credibility of online information.
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When the term “locative art” was searched in each of the databases there were differing results. Wikipedia redirected the search to “locative media” which provided a definition, description, and examples. Both the other databases including the Leonardo Electronic Almanac and WorldCat provided very little relevant search results regarding locative art. Wikipedia can obviously not be cited as a credible source because the information can be edited by anyone with access to a computer and the internet. I’ve learned that doing a Google or Wikipedia search can be useful as a starting place to get a better idea and possibly some background knowledge on a topic, but if you want peer-reviewed, credible, consistently accurate search results it’s better to look in library databases or at least Google scholar. The John Hopkins website gives clear guidelines on how to determine a source’s credibility and worthiness, which can be used to evaluate sources that you may question.