Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 13 Internet and the World Wide Web 531 Articles Articles can contain both fact and fi ction. The source of the article is important in determining the validity of the information. Professional journals, governmental sites, and educational institutions generally control their sites to maintain the value of the information. If an article is open to review, such as the Wikipedia site, the accuracy and validity of the information is more likely to be good. Personal websites, advertising websites, blogs, and forums may contain articles, but the accuracy and validity of these articles can be questionable. Ethical Use of the Internet Similar to the concerns for plagiarism when creating word processing documents, there are ethical concerns for use of information on the Internet. The topics included in ethical use are Internet safety and intellectual property. More information on these topics is found in Chapters 8 and 16 of this textbook. Many schools and companies provide an acceptable use policy to guide students and employees on expectations for ethical use of the Internet. An acceptable use policy (AUP) is a set of rules that explains what is and is not acceptable use of school- or company-owned equipment and networks. This document should describe policies on copyrights, fair use, fi le sharing, online privacy, cyber predators, and cyberbullying. Every document placed on the Internet has an author, and the content is the intellectual property of that author. Intellectual property is protected by laws. Some information on the Internet is available for free use, but it must be labeled as such. If the material is not specifi cally labeled as free use, assume it is copyrighted. When basing your own work on material found on the Internet, proper attribution or citation Living Online 6.2.6 Sponsored links Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 13-15. Sponsored links usually appear at the top or along the side of the search results. GS4