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Evaluating Web Sites
Relevance
- Who is the intended audience for this document or Web site?
- What is the purpose of this document or site (e.g., to inform, to persuade, to sell)?
- Do the intended audience and the purpose match the user's profile and purposes?
- How well does the content answer the user's original question(s)?
Authority
- Is the source of the document or site (including credentials, background, mission statement, or affiliations) clearly indicated?
- Is contact information for the author or host provided?
- Is this a credible or recognized source for the type of information being provided?
- Has this author or site been acknowledged in other information sources, online or off?
- Does the author or site use other sources to document its information
Accuracy
- Is the resource dated? Is it a recent date? Have updates been noted?
- Are opposing or related views on the subject acknowledged, or is only one perspective presented?
- Is the tone reasonable and appropriate to the content presented?
- Are affiliations, biases, or conflicts of interest apparent? Are they acknowledged?
- Does the information draw reasonably from known concepts and sources as well as integrate new ones?
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