Website Evaluation Instrument - CCSD66

CURRENCY

Yes

No

Comments

Yes

No

Comments

Yes

No

Comments

Yes

No

Comments

Yes

No

Comments

Is the information current?

Are all of the links active?
Does the site indicate that it has been recently updated or
revised?

RELEVANCE
Is the site relevant to your needs?
Does the page have a site map or table to contents to help you
determine if it will meet your needs?
Does the site provide additional resources that are useful to
your needs? (if not try a Google search for related:[URL] (i.e.
related:www.deathpenalty.org - no spaces) to find similar sites)
Find pages that link to your site in Google by searching
link:[URL]. (i.e. link:www.deathpenalty.org - no spaces)
Are there reputable sites linking to your resource?

AUTHORITY
Is the author easily identifiable?
Is there biographical or contact information?
Does the author have the credentials to write about this
subject?

ACCURACY
Does the information appear to be accurate and error-free - no
spelling, punctuation, grammar mistakes?
Do the facts seem to agree with other information YOU have
found?

PURPOSE
Does the site try to persuade you to a particular point of view?
If so, is it clearly presented as opinion?
If a point of view is given, are both sides presented?
Does the site attempt to sell you anything, or entertain you?
Are there advertisements and could the advertisers have
influence over the content of the site?

Bibliography notes:
***MLA web citation without author format:
Website Article. Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
***MLA web citation with author format:
Last, First M. Website Article. Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.

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