Citing a website article
- MLA
Website Evaluation
Guide
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Example of a Website that is credible
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
Author: This author is a
*Note:
URL is optional.
your teacher
journalist
and hasConsult
verifiable
credentials
Website
Website article
Currency: This article provides a
publishing date and it is current
Bottom of article
Within the article
Article footer –
Author
Citations & Links: News articles don’t usually
Date electronically published:
have or require citations, but a good source
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provides
links for further reading on the
subject
Often contains website publisher information
Website publisher
Data accessed: Depends on the day
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered unique
Publisher: This site provides a
publisher, who upon
investigation, was found to take
Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com.
Buzzle.com,
July
responsibility
for their15
content
and to be credible
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
Article Footer
Citation:
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Citing a website article
- MLA
Website Evaluation
Guide
Cite it at easybib.com
Example of a Website that is credible
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher
Citations & Links: A good
source provides
citations for
Website
its information as well as links
for further reading on the
subject
Website article
Within the article
Bottom of article
Author
Date electronically published:
7/15/10
Article
Author: This author is a
journalist and has verifiable
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– Often contains website publisher information
credentials
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publishing date and it is current
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source?
investigation,
found
take Web sources may change and must be considered unique
responsibility for their content
and to be credible
Article Footer
Citation:
Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
- MLA
Website Evaluation
Guide
Cite it at easybib.com
Example of a Website that is credible
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher
Website
Website article
Currency: This article provides a
publishing date and it is current
Author: This author is a
journalist and has verifiable
credentials
Within the article
Bottom of article
Author
Citations & Links: News articles don’t usually
have or require citations, but a good source
provides
links for further reading
on the
Date electronically
published:
subject
7/15/10
Article footer –
Often contains website publisher information
Website publisher
Publisher: This site provides a
publisher, who upon
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and
must be considered
unique
investigation,
was found
to take
responsibility for their content
Article Footer
and to be credible
Data accessed: Depends on the day
Citation:
Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
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Website Evaluation
Guide
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Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
Example
of related
a Website
that may be credible
that typically covers
topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher
Currency: This article provides a
publishing date and it is current
Website
Website article
Author: The authors for this
site vary greatly in their
journalistic experience and
credentials, therefore it is
difficult to know if this content
should be trusted.
Within the article
Bottom of article
Author
Citations & Links: News articles don’t
usually have or require citations, but
should at least provide
links for
electronically
published:
further reading on the subject
Date
7/15/10
Article footer –
Often contains website publisher information
Website publisher
Data accessed: Depends on the day
Publisher: This site provides a
publisher,
who unique
upon
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must
be considered
investigation, was found to be
credible, but doesn’t necessarily
take responsibility for the content
Citation:
Satalkar,
Article
Footer Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
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Website Evaluation
Guide
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Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
Example
of related
a Website
that may be credible
that typically covers
topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher
Website
Author: The authors on this site
range in journalistic experience
and credentials, and therefore
Website article
it is difficult to decide if the
information they present should
be trusted.
Currency: This article provides a
publishing date and it is current
Bottom of article
Within the article
Article footer –
Author
Citations & Links: News articles don’t usually
have
or electronically
require citations, but
should at least
Date
published:
provide
links
for
further
reading
on the
7/15/10
subject
Often contains website publisher information
Website
publisher
Publisher:
This
site provides a
publisher, who upon
investigation, was found to be
credible but doesn’t necessarily
Data accessed: Depends on the day
take
for the content
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must
beresponsibility
considered unique
they publish.
Article Footer
Citation:
Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
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Website Evaluation
Guide
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Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
Example
of related
a Website
that may be credible
that typically covers
topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher
Author: The authors of the
Website
reviews for this
site vary
greatly in their journalistic
experience and credentials,
therefore it is difficult to decide
whether the information
Website article
provided should be trusted.
Within the article
Currency: Each individual review
provides a publishing date.
Bottom of article
Article footer –
Author
Citations & Links: News articles don’t usually
Date electronically published:
have or require citations, but should at least
7/15/10
give
links to related topics. This website links
to other reviews.
Often contains website publisher information
Website publisher
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publisher, who upon
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accessed:was
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found toon
be the day
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did you access
the
source?
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sources may change and must be considered unique
but doesn’t necessarily
take responsibility for the content
they provide.
Citation:
Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics."Article
Buzzle.com.
Footer Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
- MLA
Website Evaluation
Guide
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Example of a Website that is not credible
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Top of the article/Within the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
Citations & Links:
The
articles
onteacher
this
*Note: URL is optional.
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your
site do not cite their
information.
Following the related
article links leads to
Website
questionable
sources. This is a
site that publishes
massive amounts of
information
to direct
Website
article
the most amount of
web searches to
their page to drive
up their ad revenue.
They are not
concerned with
publishing articles to
provide good and
reliable information.
Bottom of article
Author: The authors on this site are only
Author
identified by a first name initial and last name.
Therefore it is impossible to search for them and
discern their credibility/expertise/level of
knowledge on their topic.
Currency: This article
provides a publishing date
and it is current, but not
Date electronically
published:
all articles
on this site are
7/15/10
up to date.
Article
footer
Article
Footer
–
Often contains website publisher information
Website publisher
Publisher: This site provides a
upon
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must bepublisher,
considered who
unique
investigation, was found to
be of questionable credibility
and does not take
Citation: Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com.
Buzzle.com,
responsibility
for 15
the July
content
that
is
published.
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
Data accessed: Depends on the day
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Citing a website article
- MLA
Website Evaluation
Guide
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Example of a Website that is not credible
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Author: The authors on this site
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
are not given, and therefore it
is impossible
to discern
*Note:
URL is optional.
Consulttheir
your teacher
credentials and authority to
speak on any given subject.
Website
Currency: This article does not
provide a publication date,
therefore Website
it is impossible
to tell
article
whether the information it
provides is out of date.
Citations & Links: The articles on
this site do not cite their
information. Following the related
article links leads to questionable
Bottom of article
content, and reveals one of the
main criticisms of eHow.com. This is
Author
a site that publishes massive
amounts of articles based on what
will direct the most amount of web
searches to their page in order to
Date electronically
published:
drive up their ad revenue. They are
7/15/10
not concerned with publishing
articles because they want to
Article footer – Often contains website publisher information
provide good and reliable
information.
Within the article
Website publisher
Publisher: This site provides a publisher, who upon
Data accessed: Depends on theinvestigation,
day
was found to have questionable
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered unique
Article Footer
Citation:
credibility and who does not take responsibility for the
content they provide.
Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
- MLA
Website Evaluation
Guide
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Example of a Website that is not credible
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Top of the article
Structure: Last, First M. “Website article.” Website. Publisher, Date published.
Web. Date accessed. <URL>.
*Note:
URL isThe
optional.
Consult
yoursite
teacher
Author:
authors
on this
are not given, and therefore it
is impossible to discern their
credentials and authority to
speak on any given
subject.
Website
Website article
Currency: This article does not
provide a publication date,
therefore it is impossible to tell if
the information it provides is out
of date.
Within the article
Bottom of article
Author
Citations & Links: The articles on
this site do not cite their
information.
Following the
related
Date
electronically
published:
article links leads to questionable
7/15/10
content.
Article footer –
Often contains website publisher information
Website publisher
Data accessed: Depends on the Publisher:
day
This site provides a publisher, who upon
When did you access the source? Web sources
may change and
beto
considered
unique
investigation,
wasmust
found
have questionable
credibility and who does not take responsibility for the
content they provide.
Article Satalkar,
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Citation:
Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
- MLA
Website Evaluation
Guide
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A Special Note on Wikipedia
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Wikipedia is a good source of general reference information that can have data that is on par with
other encyclopedias. However, when one is writing a research paper it is never favorable to cite
Structure
: Last, First
M. “Website
article.”resources
Website.are
Publisher,
Date
general
reference sources.
Primary
and topic-specific
always the
bestpublished.
sources of
information. Wikipedia, and
other
encyclopedias,
are good for users who wish to obtain general
Web.
Date
accessed. <URL>.
information. Wikipedia can also be useful when starting research if you investigate the credible
sources they are citing.
*Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher
Top of the article
Website
Author: The authors on this
site are all users, and therefore
it is impossible to discern their
credentials and authority to
Website
article
speak
on any given
subject.
This is the main reason why
Wikipedia.org should not be
cited. While many of the
articles on the site have
citations and current dates, the
fact that the articles are written
by users who are not credible
and cannot be identified.
Within the article
Bottom of article
Article footer –
Author
Citations & Links: This source
provides citations for the
information published as well as
links to related content. However,
Date
electronically
published:
this is
not necessarily true
of all
7/15/10
articles on this site. It is better to
use the citations to help you find
credible sources.
Often contains website publisher information
Website publisher
Currency:
article provides
a publishing
DataThis
accessed:
Depends
on the day
Publisher: This site provides a publisher,
date and
it did
is current,
butthe
not
all articles
on
When
you access
source?
Web sources
may change and
must
be investigation,
considered unique
who
upon
was found to be
this site are up to date.
credible but does not take responsibility
for the content that is published.
Article Footer
Citation:
Satalkar, Bhakti. “Water Aerobics." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 15 July
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
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Citing a website article
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Criteria for Evaluating Websites
Website: A collection of online informational pages on the world wide web
that typically covers related topics
Main Criteria
Descriptions/Details
Possible Answers
Structure
: Last,
First M.
“Website
article.” Website. Publisher,
published.
Author
Who
is providing
the
information?
Scholars Date
and academics;
What do Web.
you know
them and
their
User generated; journalist;
Dateabout
accessed.
<URL>.
credentials; are they an expert?
varies greatly; none given; NA
Can you find out more and contact them? *Note: URL is optional. Consult your teacher
Search for the author in a search engine. Has the
author written several publications on the topic?
Website
Publisher/
Affiliation
Is the publisher credible?
Do they take responsibility for the content?
Is there a sponsor or affiliation?
What other sources link to that website?
Publisher is credible and takes
responsibility; credible but
doesn't take responsibility;
questionable publisher and does
article takes
notWebsite
take responsibility;
responsibility but is not credible.
Bias/Balance
/Purpose
Is the language free of emotion?
Does the organization or author indicate there
will be bias?
Is the purpose of the website to inform or spread
an agenda?
Are there ads? Are they trying to make money?
Why did they write the article?
Sometimes, sometimes rightist, sometimes – leftist;
corporate sponsorship; is
balanced; generates content to
sell ad space; NA
Citations &
Bottom
Links
there links to related sites and are they well
ofAre
article
organized?
Author
Citations/Bibliography provided?
Accuracy
Is the data verifiable and accurate?
Complete
Is the source comprehensive?
Article footer –
Currency
Yes; unknown;
varies; no
Date electronically
published:
7/15/10
Often contains website publisher information
When was the source last updated?
Does the source have a date?
Citations; citations and links;
links; no.
Yes; unknown; varies; no
Yes - up to date; yes – varies;
not recent;
date unknown
Website
publisher
Design &
Quality
Data
Is the overall web design easy to use?
Good design; unprofessional
Is
it
presented
in
a
professional
manner?
design; old site; average
accessed: Depends on the day
Does
it
seem
like
current
design?
When did you access the source? Web sources may change and must be considered unique
Reproduced
Was it reproduced? If so, where? Type a
Yes with permission; yes
sentence in Google to verify
without permission; sometimes
Citation:
Bhakti. was
“Water
Aerobics."
Buzzle.com,
If itSatalkar,
was reproduced,
it done
so with Buzzle.com.
with
permission; 15
no July
permission? Was Copyright information or a
2010. Web. 16 July 2010.
disclaimer included?
Credible
Based on previous criteria, is the source credible?
Yes; maybe; no
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