HAROLD L. DRIMMER LIBRARY
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York
VIRGIL 3.0: Online Research Tutorial
Module 4: Using the Internet for Research
STEP 8: The "Our Sponsors"menu lists many local and international companies that have contributed to the site.
You can decide for yourself whether the sponsorship of Microsoft and Mobile Oil will bias the points-of -view expressed on the subject of hydrogen fuel, but it is commendable that such sponsorship is prominently listed..
On many sites it is difficult or impossible to find out the identity of the sponsor or author, but it is your job to search the site for clues to who actually produced it so you can evaluate the objectivity of the information.
Often organizations with very specific agendas will disguise their efforts to persuade under the guise of "objective" fact, so always be aware of the site's origins and sponsors.