Who
is the author or institution? |
- If the author is a person, does the
resource give biographical information?
- If the author is an institution, is
there information provided about it?
- Have you seen the author's or institution's
name cited in other sources or bibliographies?
- The URL can give clues to the authority
of a source. A tilde ~ in the URL usually indicates that it is a personal
page rather than part of an institutional Web site
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How
current is the information? |
- Is there a date on the Web page that
indicates when the page was placed on the Web?
- Is it clear when the page was last updated?
- Is some of the information obviously
out-of-date?
- Does the page creator mention how frequently
the material is updated
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Who
is the audience? |
- Is the Web page intended for the general
public, scholars, practitioners, children, etc.? Is this clearly stated?
- Does the Web page meet the needs of
its stated audience?
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Is
the content accurate and objective? |
- Are there political, ideological, cultural,
religious, or institutional biases?
- Is the content intended to be a brief
overview of the information or an in-depth analysis?
- If the information is opinion is this
clearly stated?
- If there is information copied from
other sources is this acknowledged? Are there footnotes if necessary?
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What
is the purpose of the information? |
- Is the purpose of the information to
inform, explain, persuade, market a product, or advocate a cause?
- Is the purpose clearly stated?
- Does the resource fulfill the stated
purpose?
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