Lecture Summary
- Information quality can be defined as data that is "fit-for-use" which means that the information is relevant and cannot be evaluated from outside the reason it exists.
- The IQ context of the WWW can be good as it is quick and convenient to exchange information and anyone with a computer and access to the Internet can create content on the web. It is also bad as there is no way to control the quality or tagging system. There is no control over who publishes on the WWW, why people publish on the web or what they publish on the web.
- The WWW became like this because it was developed from the arpanet and the security of the network was not of great concern at the beginning.
- To evaluate the IQ on the WWW the first step is to identify what you are measuring then decide why the information exists, if it is fit-for-use, if it is adequate and reliable, who the author is and are they reliable and qualified, what the motive is, how current the information is, whether it covers the topic and if it is authenticate.
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