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Title:

Web of deception : misinformation on the Internet / edited by Anne P. Mintz.

Publisher:

CyberAge Books,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

xxv, 275 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Internet fraud.
Electronic information resource literacy.
Computer network resources--Evaluation.
Internet searching.
Internet.
Elektronische informatie.
Fraude.
Misleiding.
Fraude sur Internet.
Connaissances des sources d'information électroniques.
Information électronique--Évaluation.
Recherche sur Internet.
World Wide Web--Informationsqualität--Aufsatzsammlung.
Informationsqualität--World Wide Web--Aufsatzsammlung.

Other Authors:

Mintz, Anne P.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

What a tangled web we weave / Barbara Quint and Anne P. Mintz. Charlatans, leeches, and old wives : medical misinformation / Susan M. Detwiler -- It's a dangerous world out there : misinformation in the corporate universe / Helene Kassler -- Internet users at risk : the identity/privacy target zone / Stephen E. Arnold -- Brother have you got a dime? Charity scams on the Web / Carol Ebbinghouse -- Welcome to the dark side : how e-commerce, online consumer, and e-mail fraud rely on misdirection and misinformation / Lysbeth B. Chuck -- Make sure you read the fine print : legal advice on the Internet / Carol Ebbinghouse -- How to evaluate a web site / LaJean Humphries -- This is what I asked for? The searching quagmire / Susan Feldman -- How a search engine works / Elizabeth D. Liddy -- Getting mad, getting even, getting money : remedies for intentional misinformation / Carol Ebbinghouse -- Endnote : What a tangled web we weave / Barbara Quint and Anne P. Mintz.

Summary:

Intentionally misleading or erroneous information on the Web can wreak havoc on your health, privacy, investments, business decisions, online purchases, legal affairs, and more. Until now, the breadth and significance of this growing problem for Internet users have yet to be fully explored. In Web of deception, Anne P. Mintz brings together 10 information industry gurus to illuminate the issues and help you recognize and deal with the flood of deception and misinformation within a range of subject areas.

ISBN:

9780910965606 (pbk.)
0910965609 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2002004687

Locations:

O4AX446 -- Chadwick Library

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OYAX081 -- Boone Campus Library (Boone)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

W7AX771 -- Urban Campus (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OLAX314 -- Reu Memorial Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)