This document discusses criteria for evaluating websites and provides information about website domains and the information cycle in sciences. It outlines factors to consider when evaluating a website such as the authority, content, documentation, and currency. It also defines different types of website domains and provides examples. Additionally, it depicts the information cycle and differences between peer-reviewed and popular articles. It notes how to find peer-reviewed articles through a library's database or research databases like EBSCO.

1. Website EvaluationAUTHORITY: Who wrote it and WHY?CONTENT: Is it more than a brochure?DOCUMENTATION: Does it support its facts?CURRENCY: When was it updated?

2. Website DomainsWhat is a Domain?Part of a web address indicating the origin of a websiteAuthor/SponsorExampleDomainFor-profit entityEducational institutionNon-profit entityUS governmentState governmentOutside USPrivate serverwww.espn.comlibrary.ucok.eduwww.sierraclub.orgwww.fda.govwww.health.state.ok.uswww.bbc.co.ukpages.prodigy.net.com.edu.org.gov.ok.us.co.uk.net

3. The Information Cycle in the SciencesRadio & TV & Internet NewspapersMagazinesScholarly journal articlesResearchBooksConferences & Professional Society Meetings

4. peer-reviewed/Refereed Articles

5. Peer-reviewed vs. PopularPeer-reviewed

6. Written by a scholar or a researcher