The document outlines criteria for evaluating the accuracy and authority of web pages. Key factors include the author's qualifications, source citations, currency of the information, and whether the content is substantive and frequently updated. It also references guides and techniques for assessing web page credibility.

1. Kimberly A. Reed
Dominican University
12/26/09

2. How can I see through the grey areas in web
pages when there are so many to choose from?

3. Accuracy ? Authority?
 Author’s Qualifications  Credentials
 Full Contact  URL domain, edu, gov,
Information org or net
 Cites sources  Institution or
 Offers added links and association hosts page
published bibliography  Publications or
 Links to authoritative statement of
sites qualification or interest
 Recommended  Biography or affiliation
How does this sound? Who wrote this page?

4.  Who is the page written for?
 What are the sources of information? They
should be cited.
 Highly authoritative sources will include a
citation of source, methods used or link.
 Very important that polls list their author,
date, sample number and margin of error.

5. Currency, up to date Coverage, not just a title
 When was this page  Free or requires
made? registration?
 Substantive reporting,
 Is content updated not just pretty
frequently? Links are live? pictures?
 Fully defines and
 Is this the most up to covers your topic or
date information you can search question?
find on this topic?  Proper citations?
Search for most recent? Are your bases covered?

6.  Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB
evaluation: A guide for library instruction."
C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523;
reprinted at
 “Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages,”
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/w
ebcrit.html
 “Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply
and Questions to Ask,”
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Gui
des/Internet/Evaluate.html