As you evaluate a website, ask yourself the following questions:
- Who wrote the material on the site? Can you tell? Are authors and/or editors listed?
- Are the authors or editors considered an expert in the field? How do you know?
- What are the authors’ and/or editors’ credentials?
- Do they have academic degrees?
- What else have they written?
- Are they affiliated with any organizations?
- Are sources cited in any way? Are there footnotes or a bibliography?
- Can you verify the information on the site via outside sources?
- Has the website received any awards or special recognition?
- Who publishes the site?
- How long have they been publishing?
- What else do they publish?
- Is the site commerical or non-profit? How is the site funded?
- What is the domain of the site?
- Government = .gov
- Non-Profit = .org
- Commercial = .com
- Educational institution = .edu
