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Website Evaluation Guide
Criteria for Evaluating Websites


Main Criteria                                                     Descriptions/Details                                                                    Possible Answers

Author                                                           Who is providing the information?                                             Scholars and academics;
                                                                       What do you know about them and their credentials;                 Users generated; journalist
                                                                       are they an expert?                                                                 Varies greatly; none given; NA
                                                                       Can you find out more and contact them?
                                                                       Search for the author in a search engine.  Has the author
                                                                       written several publications on the topic?


Publisher/Affiliation                                       Is the publisher credible?                                                          Publisher is credible and takes
                                                                        Do they take responsibility for the content?                                 responsibility; credible but doesn't
                                                                        Is there a sponsor or affiliation?                                                take responsibility; questionable
                                                                        What other sources link to that website?                                    publisher and does not take
                                                                                                                                                                     responsibility; takes responsibility but is  
                                                                                                                                                                     not credible.

Bias/Balance/Purpose                                    Is the language free of emotion?                                               Sometimes, sometimes -rightist,
                                                                        Does the organization or author indicate there will be a bias?       sometimes-leftist; corporate
                                                                        Is the purpose of the website to inform or spread an agenda?      sponsorship; is balanced; generates
                                                                        Are there ads?  Are they trying to make money?                          content to sell ad space; NA
                                                                        Why did they write the article?



Citations & Links                                              Are there links to related sites and are they well organized?         Citations; citations and links; links
                                                                         Citations/Bibliography provided?                                                  no



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