MDM_research_websites2

There are some questions to ask yourself before using information off of a website:

1. Is the information credible? Who is the creator? Am I able to contact the creator? 2. Is it easy to navigate? Are there clear directions? Does it have a user-friendly design? 3. Is this site worth returning to? Should I bookmark it? Is it recommendable to others? 4. How resourceful is it? Is the information organized in a manner that is useful to me? 5. What makes this site unique? Is the information addressing my issue in a manner that expands my knowledge? 6. How do I cite a website, once my choice is made? In short, there are some things that a person should know about before using information off of/ evaluating a website:
 * Author
 * Date of Publication
 * Edition or Revision
 * Publisher
 * Title of Journal
 * Intended Audience
 * Objective Reasoning
 * Coverage
 * Writing Style
 * Evaluative Reviews

when evaluating a website, there are 5 criteria to follow:
 * Accuracy
 * Authority
 * Currency
 * Objectivity
 * Coverage

1. Accuracy of Web Documents


 * Who is the Author and is he/she contactable?
 * What is the purpose of the document
 * Why was it produced?
 * Does the author have qualifications to write such material?

2. Authority of Web Documents


 * What institution is the domain from that publishes this document?
 * Are the qualifications of the publisher posted?

3. Objectivity of Web Documents


 * Does this web page meet certain goals?
 * Is the information useful? How?
 * What opinions are expressed by the author?

4. Currency of Web Documents


 * When was it produced?
 * When was it last updated?
 * Are the link up to date?

5. Coverage of the Web Documents


 * Are the links evaluated and are they relevant to the documents' theme?
 * Is it all images or a balance of text and images?
 * Is the information presented cited* correctly?

Works Cited: Olin and Uris Libraries (2009, September 16) Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools "@http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html"

Olin and Uris Libraries (1998, September 18) Five criteria for evaluating Web pages "http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html"