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WHSL Evaluating Websites for Health Information: PCMS/LOTS Assessment Tutorial

A brief guide showing how to evaluate web sites used to provide health information

Format of the Assessment

The  1st Information Retrieval (IR)  assessment is held during the first half of the year. You will be informed of the date.

The questions will be placed on the LMS for which You will need to complete. 

The 1st IR assessment may consist either of a web site evaluation and/or you may be asked to demonstrate familiarity with MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) structures or there may be multiple-choice questions or a mix of all 3 formats. Students should be prepared to answer any question format.