Things to Consider… Online Research 2006 March

Site Purpose One-sided or biased? Advertising? Who sponsors the site? Kids or adults? Angry/ hateful? Age limits, fees, passwords, registration?

One-sided or biased?

Advertising?

Who sponsors the site?

Kids or adults?

Angry/ hateful?

Age limits, fees, passwords, registration?

Website Location Look at the information in the web address .com - commerical .org - not for profit organization .edu - educational (college) .mil - military .net - network organization (Comcast) .ca - foreign (Canada)

Look at the information in the web address

.com - commerical

.org - not for profit organization

.edu - educational (college)

.mil - military

.net - network organization (Comcast)

.ca - foreign (Canada)

Website Location ~ Tilde in web address - usually a personal web page - it can be biased

Author Identified by name? Who does the person work for? Have they received awards? Could the author be contacted? Spell checked, good grammar?

Identified by name?

Who does the person work for?

Have they received awards?

Could the author be contacted?

Spell checked, good grammar?

Useful Is there enough information? Is most of what you need there?

Is there enough information?

Is most of what you need there?

Up-to-date Does it say when it was created? Can you tell when it was last updated? Are there dead links?

Does it say when it was created?

Can you tell when it was last updated?

Are there dead links?

Ease of Use Text easy to understand, read? Titles and headings helpful? What’s new, site map, search feature? Loads quickly? Links easy to find?

Text easy to understand, read?

Titles and headings helpful?

What’s new, site map, search feature?

Loads quickly?

Links easy to find?

Who is… George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver

Who is… Dr. Charles Richard Drew Richard Drew George de Mestral Edwin Perkins

Dr. Charles Richard Drew

Richard Drew

George de Mestral

Edwin Perkins