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Introduction:
The Internet or World Wide Web (www) offers many interesting,
valuable and exciting resources. However, since the web is not reviewed
or managed, it is critical that readers pay attention to the value
and accuracy of the available resources. This page provides some
ideas for evaluating the available resoures.
Thinking Critically:
Is the site an education, (.edu), governmental,
(.gov), organization, (.org), or a commercial site (.com)? If the
site represents an organization, or some other group, it may have
a bias. Generally education and governmental sites offer more neutral
information. However, in any case use your critical thinking skills
to evaluate what the site tells you.
Does the site offer a selected list of resources
in a particular discipline?
Does the site claim to describe or provide
results of research from scholarly effort? If so, are the references
fully cited?
Is there any sort of third-party financial
or other support evident?
Is advertising included in the site and if
so, does the advertising seem to impact the content?
Is the author's name listed and their qualifications?
If so, does the authors background qualify the author for writing
in this field?
Are you able to tell when the information
was placed on the web?
Is the view presented consistent with other
sources of information?
Does the information provide opposing views?
How professional does the site appear?
Other Information:
There are other sources that you might use to evaluate
the web site. Here is one resource that provides additional information
about the evaluation of available resources on the Internet.
Thinking
Critically about Discipline-Based World Wide Web Resources
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Last Updated: 12/31/01
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