Where Does the Information Come From?

Anyone can publish anything on the Web and they do. Therefore, it is extremely important to review information obtained from the Internet with an open, careful, and cautious mind. One key to finding up-to-date and reliable information on the World Wide Web is to always look first at the source. General guidelines are as follows:

1. GOV is published by the U.S. government

2. EDU is from a university

3. ORG is from an organization such as the American
    Cancer Society

4. COM is from a business/commercial enterprise

5. MIL is from the military

6. Other - letters may represent the country of origin i.e. CA is Canada.

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