Unit 9 Finding Information

1.) Search Engine: Google.com

Search Strategy: privacy AND (law* or legal) AND identity

Citation: "Attorney, Law Firm Directory." Find Lawyers and Law Information – HG.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://www.hg.org/>.

Credible? This site was a .ORG site, so from knowledge, I knew that anyone could have created this website. It did seem to give very relevant information; the year was up to date, there was an about us section which identifies the company background info, and the site also included associations and publications. I really liked this site because it has current events, upcoming events and other news about the law. I believe this website has the S.P.E.C.T. of the criteria for credibility.

2.) Search Engine: Google.com

Search Strategy: privacy AND (law* or legal) AND identity

Citation: "Privacy and Security | BCP Business Center." Privacy and Security | BCP Business Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://business.ftc.gov/privacy-and-security>

Credible? I found this website as a .GOV and it seemed credible because it had links to other sources that you could also contact and read about. It was a government bureau sponsored website and included info about why they made this site, as well as about them. I would say it covers the A.S.P.E.C. of the criteria because it does not specify when this information was written, however since it is the government bureau, I would imagine that it is up to date.

3.) Search Engine: Google.com

Search Strategy: privacy AND law .edu

Citation: Gilbertson, Seth F., and Joseph C. Storch. "Office of General Counsel."Http://counsel.cua.edu/FERPA/publications/. N.p., 16 Dec. 2009. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://counsel.cua.edu/FERPA/publications/NACUANoteCloudContract.cfm>.

Credible? This site was a .EDU and was also the hardest to find. I found lots of sites to school websites as links but they did not cover the information needed. I finally found one that is close to what I wanted. It gives the A.S.P.E.C.T. of the criteria. There is lots of sources and coverage on the subject.

4.) Search Engine: Google.com

Search Strategy: privacy AND law

Citation: "Privacy Laws and Business." Privacy Laws and Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://www.privacylaws.com/>.

Credible? This search for .COM was definitely the easiest one. It beats the other by 8:1 per search page. Finding a credible one is the trickiest part though. I finally found one that included most of the aspect criteria. I did not find the authors but the publishers wrote about the business and why. I also found links to other sites and publishers.

Summary: I found this search to be very interesting and informative with information that can be helpful in later searches. I found that the .GOV worked the best and showed up second most but was also the most relevant on information of the aspect criteria on each site. The other search domains were a little difficult to get accurate results because it was a search on privacy and law, and usually that pertains to the government. I did learn how to evaluate a site more and completely understand what a website needs to be credible. And it is also just common sense. :)

~Kendra~