This document provides guidance on evaluating websites for research. It instructs students to check the authority, purpose, audience and accuracy of websites, and to use a website validation tool to print a report on a website's credibility. Students are asked to bring a printed report from the validation tool on a website to the next class.

1. Finding & Using Sources
ENGL 1302

2. Evaluating Websites
Context
Authority
Purpose
Audience
Writing
Accuracy

3. Checking Credibility
Famous Texans
http://www.famoustexans.com/

4. CHECK OUT THE VALIDITY OF YOUR WEBSITE
PRINT OUT DETAILS THROUGH THIS WEBSITE: http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/webcheck.html

5. Bring printed report on
website to next class