Read the information at the four links from the Evaluating Websites section.
Then, write a paper (double-spaced, 2 – 3 pages and no larger than 12-point font) in which you compare the different techniques covered in the links.
Talk about what is common among all of them and what is unique about each. Only focus on the techniques for evaluating websites in the content and not on such things as the look or design of the resource.
The resources below provide information about on how to evaluating information on the Internet and Web.
The first is a PDF film made by the AVC Library and the other three are websites by other schools.
Read all four as you also have a homework assignment that requires having read them.
Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources, a PDF file from the AVC Library.
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., from the UC Berkley Library.
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., from the Sheridan Library of John’s Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
How to Evaluate a Web Page (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., from the Libraries of the Colorado State University.
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