1. 4 steps to finding
website authors

2. URL – Uniform resource locator
or
Web address

3. 1. Look at Domain
www.dogbreeds.com
www.seaworld.org/infobooks/PolarBears/hom
e.html
Onedirectionfans.net
www.nationalgeographic.com
http://gsrnc.org/

4. 2. Look at Top Level Domains
www.dogbreeds.com
.com
.org
.net
.gov
.edu
.mil
.ca

5. 3. Look for named author
on the page

6. 4. Find About Us

7. If there’s no navigation…

8. • What does the domain or website address tell
you about the author of the website?
• Is there a named author listed?
• Is there an organization listed?
• What does the About Us section tell you
about the author of the website?

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