Evaluation of a Website
The Internet is a wonderful resource. When you are doing research be careful, not all
information is accurate. Remember, anyone can create a website.
For a good evaluation checklist go to this
site: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/EvalForm.pdf
and
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Try to select sources that offer as much of the following information as possible:
Authors name
Author's title or position
Author's organizational affiliation
Date of page creation or version
Author's contact information
Authority
Accuracy
Is the information reliable and error free?
Are there spelling and information errors?
Is there an author?
Is the author qualified? An expert?
If not a specific author, is it a
reputable
organization?
Is there a link to information about the
author or sponsor?
Currency
Objectivity
Is the page dated?
Does the information show a minimum of
bias?
If so, when was the last update?
Is the page designed to sway opinion?
How current are the links?
Is there advertising on the page?
For further evaluation of a website go to: www.alexa.com Cut and paste in the web address of
the site you are evaluating.
This site will tell you: what other web pages link to this site, traffic rank, subjective reviews and
contact/ownership information for the domain name.
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