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Website Evaluation
Every website you visit on the Internet can be evaluated to determine the validity of the information resources included on its pages.
You find out if a website is:
- Current
- Up-dated regularly
You can find out:
- Who hosts the website?
- Why it is hosted?
- Who built and maintains the website?
- What is his/her authority to do so?
- If there is a contact for the Webmaster?
You can determine:
- If there is a strong bias to the website.
- If there is a statement of purpose and goals.
- If the statement of purpose reflects content.
- If criteria are stated for the inclusion of information.
You can rate a website:
- As to how well the information is organized.
- As to whether the information is unique or a compilation of external links.
Things to watch for:
- Currrent Date
- Revision Date
- Copyright
- Disclaimer
- Stated Authority
- Statement of purpose and goals
- Bias
- Geographic Location
- Active Links
- Easy Access to Resources
- Design for "Surfing"
