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Website Evaluation

 

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Web site evaluation

  Look for the 5 W's and the H of every website: who, what, where, when, why and how.

Who created the page

What is the content? Is it accurate?

Where did the author get his information? Where does the site reside?

When was the site created and last updated?

Why is the site there?

How well does the site function?

Having trouble finding out who "owns" the site you are evaluating?

Go to easywho.com.  Find out who owns the domain of any site using this service brought to you by easyDNS Technologies.

Helpful sites for website evaluation;

University of Maryland Libraries - Checklist for evaluating websites

UCLA College Library - Thinking critically about World Wide Web resources.