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Information Systems: Open Access & Useful Websites

A guide to the resources for Information Systems

Using Internet Resources

When using internet resources, you need to be careful, as most websites do not undergo peer review. It is therefore important to evaluate the website that you use to get your information from.

 Be particularly careful when consulting Wikipedia and similar internet sites as the authority and reliability of the content cannot be guaranteed.

When deciding if a webpage is reliable, you should ask yourself the following questions.

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Who? Only cite authors who have some credentials that qualify them to talk about the subject. 
What? Identify the type of research you need--most online forums, blogs, or presentations are not peer reviewed. 
When? Use research from websites that are regularly maintained to insure that the information isn't outdated. 
Where? Material should be available on academic websites--pay attention to the quality of the website. Avoid .coms and .nets.
Why? Know why you need the information, and also why the information was published. Avoid biased websites. 
How?

Webpages should cite their information so you know how the information was gathered. 

Open Access Resources

For More about Open Access Resources, please see the

RU Library Open Access Guide

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The World Bank Website & The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

The World Bank website provides an invaluable source of information about the Bank itself and the services that it offers to developing countries throughout the world.  It gives access to the Bank’s publications as well as providing information and statistical data about the projects, programmes and research in which the Bank is involved.

The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.

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