1. Web Page Evaluation

2. Web Page Evaluation Criteria
1. ACCURACY 3. OBJECTIVITY
2. AUTHORITY
4. CURRENCY 5. COVERAGE

3. ACCURACY
 Who wrote the page?
 Is contact information for the author(s)
available?
 What is the purpose of the Website?

4. AUTHORITY
 Who published the document?
 Check the domain (.edu, .org, .com).
 Does the author list any credentials?

5. Domains
 .com – commercial  .mil – US military
(for profit) entities
 .org – nonprofit  .int – international
entities organizations
 .edu – educational  State or Country of
institutions origin
 .de - Germany
 .gov – federal
 .ca.us – California, US
government agencies
 .ca - Canada

6. OBJECTIVITY
 Determine if any bias exists (i.e. is this an
advertisement, or an organization with a
motive?)
 What are the goals of the Website?

7. CURRENCY
 When was the Website published?
 Are there any dead links?
 Is the content outdated?

8. COVERAGE
 Are the links relevant to the topic?
 Do you need any special software or a
paid subscription to view the information?

9. Review Evaluation Criteria
 ACCURACY
 * What is the purpose of the Website?
 AUTHORITY
 * Does the author list any credentials?
 OBJECTIVITY
 * What are the goals of the Website?
 CURRENCY
* Is the content outdated?
 COVERAGE
 * Are the links relevant to the topic?