How accurate is the
information?
ü
Is the information true, or to good to be true?
ü
Is there an editor or someone who verifies/checks the information?
Remember...
any yahoo can publish anything they
want on the internet.
unlike
a good old-fashioned book or magazine, internet resources rarely have editors or fact-checkers.
currently
there is no one who actually checks on the accuracy of web sites.
Authority, or, who really writes this stuff?
ü Is there an author?
ü Is anyone willing to take the credit or blame for this site?
ü Is the author qualified? What is he/she exactly qualified
in?
ü So, who's paying for this?
ü Is the sponsor of the website reputable?
ü Is there any information about the author?
ü If the page includes neither a signature nor indicates a sponsor:
Look...
for
a header or footer showing affilitation.
at
the URL. e.g. http://www.fbi.gov
at
the domain e.g. .edu, .com, .ac.uk, .org, .net , .mil, . gov
Objectivity
ü Does the page show a minimum amount of bias?
ü Is the page designed to sell you?
ü Is there any ads on the page?
Currency
ü Is there a date on the page?
ü If so, when was it last updated?
ü Are there a lot of dead links?
Coverage
ü What topics are covered?
ü What does this page offer you that you might not find elsewhere?
ü How important is this information?
ü
How in depth is the information?
Sometimes web information is just-for-fun
or outright silliness
The best way to evaluate a web site is to use your brain! Think
carefully about what you see and TRUST NO ONE.
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