Name _______________________________________                                           Date ____________

 

Evaluation of a Web Site

 

URL of the Web site: http://____________________________________________________

           

Name of the Web page________________________________________________

 

 

1.   Who is the author? _________________________________________

·        What is the author’s expertise on the subject? ______________________________________

·        What are the author’s credentials and/or education?__________________________________

·        Is the author’s e-mail address given? _______________________________________

 

2.      What organization sponsors this Web site? _______________________________________

·        Is there a link to the organization’s Home Page?____________________________________

·        Is this a well-known organization?_______________________________________

·        Is this page actually an ad in disguise? ____________________________________

 

3.      Are the facts and information meaningful for your research?________________________________

·        Is the information someone’s opinion or well documented facts? __________________________________________________________________________

·        When was the information last updated? _________________________________________

·        Is the information biased? ________________________________

·        Is there a bibliography? __________________________________

·        Are links provided to other related sites? ___________________________

·        Is the text well written and grammatically correct? ________________________________

 

4.   List some information from this site that will be useful in your research: