Web Site Evaluation

It's important to critically evaluate information - especially that which you find on the Internet. Anybody can put up a web site, so use a discerning eye to determine if what you are viewing is both accurate and relevant. Use the following sites to learn tips on how to evaluate web sites.

Thinking Critically About Web Resources by Esther Grassian, UCLA College Library

Why We Need to Evaluate What We Find on the Internet by D. Scott Brandt, Purdue University Libraries

Evaluating Web Resources by Jan Alexander & Marsha Ann Tate, Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask by Joe Parking, The Teaching Library, University of California Berkeley

Rory Litwin

Updated November 2006