Check Your Facts
Do you need to find out if something you found on the Web is true or not? Try these:
Quick Website Evaluation Questions
Website Evaluation Checklist
Things to Think About:
- Who is responsible for the content on the site? What are his/her/their qualifications?
- Who funds the site?
- What kind of site is it (government, educational, organization, commercial)?
- When was the site last updated?
- Is there a way to get in touch with the site author(s)?
- Are statements backed up with appropriate references?
- Are other (opposing) viewpoints addressed (or are there links to them), if applicable?
- What is the purpose of the site?
- 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?
Evaluating Websites Using C.R.A.A.P.
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Website Evaluation
Look for CRAAP when evaluating web resources.
- Currency
- Relevance
- Authority
- Accuracy
- Purpose
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Try the following tutorials for more explanation on web resource evaluation: