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Evaluating Websites

(Recommended Websites)

It is essential for every good researcher to check sources for accuracy and reliability before publishing or submitting a research paper or project. Many guidelines have been written about evaluating websites. All have the following criteria in common:

Accuracy
•Can you find this information in other places?
•Is the information reliable and free of errors

Authority
•Who is the author or creator?
•Is the author associated with a reputable organization or university?
•Can the author be contacted from the website?
•Is there a list of sources used or recommended by the author?
•Is the URL domain non-commercial?

Content
•Is the information presented without bias?
•Is the information covered well?
•Is the information relevant to your topic?

Currency
•Does the page include the date it was created?
•Has the information been updated?

Accessibility
•Is the page easy to search?
•Does the page download quickly?
•Is the information well-organized?

For More Information

Life Beyond Yahoo: Evaluating Information
http://www.oakton.edu/resource/stuserv/netjobs/jobsites/index.html

Evaluation Criteria
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html

Bare Bones 101: Evaluating Web Pages
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml