The Trick to finding the A+ web sites

How do you evaluate web sites?

There are 5 basic criteria:

1. Content/Relevance

2. Currency

2. Authority/Credibility/Accuracy

3. Bias/Purpose/Objectivity

4. Usability/Design/Navigation

Questions to pose about a web site

Is the information useful to my search?

Has the information been updated recently?

Who is the author? What are his or her credentials? 

Is there an e-mail contact?

When was this information created?

Did the author use credible sources?

Can the data be verified?

 Let's Practice by looking carefully at some sites with the above criteria

ICYOUSEE   - University of Ithaca training site on web evaluation