Website Evaluation
Look for CRAAP when evaluating web resources.
- Currency
- Relevance
- Authority
- Accuracy
- Purpose
~ OR ~
Try the following tutorials for more explanation on web resource evaluation:
Evaluating Domain Names
Need help understanding the difference between .com, .org, .edu and .gov websites. See the link below from the University System of Georgia for an explanation:
Evaluating Websites
Sometimes you will look online for resources using search engines like Google or Bing. While there is credible information to be found online you will also run into not so credible or misleading information. so how can you tell the good from the bad?
Keep the following in mind:
- Who is responsible for the site?
- What are his/her/their credentials?
- Who funds the site?
- What kind of site is it? Education? Government? Company?
- When was the site (or the information you are looking at) updated?
- Is there contact information to get in touch with the site author(s) - more than just an email address?
- Are statements backed up with appropriate references?
- Are other (opposing) viewpoints addressed (or are there links o them), if applicable?
- What is the purpose of the site? To sell? Persuade? Inform?
- Does the site provide links to other high quality, well known and relevant sites?
- Does the site indicate that the information provided has been reviewed by qualified individuals and/or organizations?
- Does it provide information on these people or organizations?
Check Your Facts
Do you need to find out if something you found on the Web is true or not? Try these: