This document appears to be an Internet Investigator Notebook used to evaluate websites for research. It contains questions to assess the author, purpose, date updated, links, domain, and usefulness of a site called "Name of Site." The questions are rated on a scale of 1 to 3, with 3 being most favorable. The document provides a way to methodically examine the reliability and quality of online information sources.

1. Name__________________________________________________ Date__________________
Internet Investigator Notebook
Name of Site __________________________________________________________________
URL _________________________________________________________________________
Date visited ___________________________________________________________________
WHO?? Who created this site and can the author be trusted?
Is the author clearly Not Present 1 Hard to find 2 Easy to find
3
visible on the site? (Prominent)
1
Reliable and 1
No information 2 3
Is the author an expert? 1 Unsure professional
given
1
1 source 1
WHAT?? What are the goals of the site?
What is its purpose? Not Stated 1 Confusing 2 Clearly Stated 3
1 1
WHEN?? Is the site up to date?
When was the site last No date given More than 6 Less than 6
1 2 3
updated? months ago months ago
Some links are
1 1 1
Do the links work? Not at all 1 2 All links work 3
broken
1 1
1
WHERE?? Can you tell where the information came from?
.com 1 .org 2 .edu
What is the URL? 3
.gov
1 1 1
WHY?? Why should you use this site?
How does the site look? Outdated and 1 Okay, but lots Clear layout and 3
2
Is it easy to navigate? hard to use of distracting ads easy to use
Relevant to my
1 1 1
A little useful, but
How useful is this site to Not at all useful 1 2 topic and an 3
not a good mix
your research topic? even mixture of
1 of text and pictures 1
text and pictures
1
Total Score ___________