Lake Park High School Library- Evaluating Internet Websites 

Name________________________________________ Period___________________________
Assignment ___________________________________
Website Being Evaluated: ______________________________________________________________

Authority

Is there an author(s) or sponsor(s)? What are their qualifications? Can you verify: *Address
*Phone Number *E-Mail

Check the header (top) or footer (bottom) of the page.

 
Accuracy Are sources listed? Who is responsible? Any errors (grammatical, technical, spelling)? Can you verify the information? Where?

 
Objectivity What is the purpose of this site? Is there a bias? Are they selling? Are they trying to persuade? Look for "About us/Mission/Purpose" Links

 
Currency

Is the website dated? When was it put on the web? When was it updated? Is the information current?

 
Coverage What is the depth of the information? Summary, Outline, In-depth? How much is covered- specific topic (Civil War battle) or broad subject (U.S. History)?

 

Sources Cited:
Alexander, Jan and Marsha Tate. "Evaluating Web Resources." July 25, 2001. Online. Wolfgram Memorial Library. Available: http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-
Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm. 26 October 2001.
Northrup, Mary. "Web Site Evaluation Checklist." The Book Report September/October 2001:48
University of Wisconsin, Internet Workshop Working Group. Checklist for Evaluating Web Sites." September 5, 2001 [last update]. Online. Universtiy of Wisconsin. Available: http:www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Instruction/Instmat/webeval.htm. 26 October 2001.