Authority (Authorship)
1. Who developed the resource? Is there a way to contact them with additional questions?
2. What are his/her qualifications for presenting the material?
3. Is there information available about the sponsoring organization or author?
Accuracy
1. Are the sources for factual information given so they can be verified?
2. Is it clear who has the responsibility for the accuracy of the information presented?
Objectivity
1. Is the page and the information included provided as a public service?
2. Is it free of advertising?
3. Does the creator of the website have any political, social, or personal affiliations that would affect the objectivity of the subject matter presented?
Currency
1. Are there dates on the page to indicate the following:
a. When the page was written?
b. When the page was first placed online?
c. When the page was last revised or edited?
2. Are there any other indications that the site is updated to ensure currency of the data?
Coverage
1. Does the material covered include recently published articles, books, or reference new information on the topic? If not, is the information still useful and relevant?
2. Is there an indication that the page has been completed and is not still under construction?
3. If there is a print equivalent to the Web page, is there clear indication of whether the entire work or only a portion of it is available on the Web?
Selected Bibliography + Links
Beck, Susan. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources. 15 May 2000. Online. Internet. 4 October 2000. New Mexico State University Libraries. <http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html>
Richmond, Betsy. Ten C's for Evaluating Internet Resources. 8 August 2000. Online. Internet. 4 October 2000. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. <http://www.uwec.edu/Admin/Library/Guides/tencs.html>
Smith, Alastair. Evaluation of Information Sources. 13 September 2000. Online. Internet. 4 October 2000. Part of the Information Quality WWW Virtual Library, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm>
Authority (Authorship)
1. Who developed the resource? Is there a way to contact them with additional questions?
2. What are his/her qualifications for presenting the material?
3. Is there information available about the sponsoring organization or author?
Accuracy
1. Are the sources for factual information given so they can be verified?
2. Is it clear who has the responsibility for the accuracy of the information presented?
Objectivity
1. Is the page and the information included provided as a public service?
2. Is it free of advertising?
3. Does the creator of the website have any political, social, or personal affiliations that would affect the objectivity of the subject matter presented?
Currency
1. Are there dates on the page to indicate the following:
a. When the page was written?
b. When the page was first placed online?
c. When the page was last revised or edited?
2. Are there any other indications that the site is updated to ensure currency of the data?
Coverage
1. Does the material covered include recently published articles, books, or reference new information on the topic? If not, is the information still useful and relevant?
2. Is there an indication that the page has been completed and is not still under construction?
3. If there is a print equivalent to the Web page, is there clear indication of whether the entire work or only a portion of it is available on the Web?
Selected Bibliography + Links
Beck, Susan. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources. 15 May 2000. Online. Internet. 4 October 2000. New Mexico State University Libraries. <http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html>
Richmond, Betsy. Ten C's for Evaluating Internet Resources. 8 August 2000. Online. Internet. 4 October 2000. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. <http://www.uwec.edu/Admin/Library/Guides/tencs.html>
Smith, Alastair. Evaluation of Information Sources. 13 September 2000. Online. Internet. 4 October 2000. Part of the Information Quality WWW Virtual Library, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm>