[PRACTICE] Evaluating Online Sources

what kind of site was the URL?

• news article

• blog

• research paper

• encyclopaedic entry

what kind of website is it?

• .com

• .net

• .gov

• .org

• .edu

is the author of the content an individual or an organization?

• an individual

• an organization/association

what is the name of the author?

what credential does the author have?

do a web search on the author/organization. which other sites discuss the author or organization? type the url here.

which other sites use this website as a source?

• not many links

• unreliable links

• many links

• reliable links

is this article current?

• yes

• no

is the information in the article accurate?

• yes, it contains in-text references.

• no, there are no references.

• yes, it contains a list of references/bibliography.

are the links to the sources relevant to the topic? do these links work?

• yes, the links work and lead to reliable sources.

• some links do not work.

• no links work.

• the links work, but some lead to unreliable sources.