Evaluating Internet Resources
About Evaluation
Checklists, handouts, etc.
- Bibliography on Evaluating Web Information
- http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/instruct/evaluate/evalbiblio.html
- Good list of Internet and print resources which address evaluation issues.
- Evaluation of Information Sources: WWW Virtual Library
- http://www.vuw.ac.nz/staff/alastair_smith/evaln/evaln.htm
- Lengthy list of links to sites concerned with evaluating information sources, especially Internet resources.
- Evaluating Web Resources (Widener U.)
- http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evaluate_Web_Pages/659/
- Provides checklists for evaluating different types of web sites (e.g. news, business, advocacy, personal pages).
- Evaluating Information -- Applying the CRAAP Test (California State U., Chico)
- http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf
- Coined by Sarah Blakeslee at Meriam Library, the CRAAP Test is a great way to remember the critical elements for evaluating any information, including Web sites. This one page PDF document outlines the criteria to consider for the information's Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.
- Evaluation of Information Sources (Purdue U.)
- http://www.lib.purdue.edu/ugrl/staff/sharkey/interneteval/docs/worksheet3.pdf
- This worksheet lists basic questions for students to consider when evaluating web documents.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Critical Evaluation Information
- http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
- Checklists for elementary, middle school, and high school students.
- Thinking Critically
About World Wide Web Resources (Esther Grassian)
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http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm
- Popular checklist which covers criteria such as content, source, date, and design.
- Evaluating Information Found on the Internet (Elizabeth Kirk, Johns Hopkins U.)
- http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/
- Discusses basic evaluation criteria for any type of information resource. Links to another page which suggests how to investigate authorship, publisher, and currency via the Internet.
- Evaluating Quality on the Net (Hope Tillman)
- http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html
- Expanding on her original paper, the author discusses issues related to evaluating web vs. print sources. Last section looks at various search engines and directories and their use in finding quality sites.
