The most interesting feature to me, however, is the way the tool can alert students of a website’s credibility. EasyBib measures credibility through a system of checks based on content, author, links, citations, currency (when it was published), who published it, etc. That information, compounded with data from the current 38 million students using the site right now, makes for fairly accurate recommendations, although some sites (like TNW) aren’t used enough for research to have a rating yet.
Debbie Alvarez on 08 Oct 12In an era dominated by constant information and the desire to be social, should the tone of thinking for students be different? In a world full of information abundance, our minds are constantly challenged to react to data, and often in a way that doesn't just observe, but interprets. Subsequently, we unknowingly "spin" everything to avoid cognitive dissonance.