Evaluating Information on the World Wide Web
The vast amount of information on the World Wide Web
is created and published by many different types of providers, including businesses, organizations, governments, and individuals.
Unlike books and journals, most of this information is unfiltered, i.e. not subject to editing or
peer review by experts. So it's important to evaluate the
Web sources you use. Any source you find was written
for specific reasons that may or may not be useful
for your purposes. This checklist offers a series of
evaluation questions you can use to assess how a given
Web document fits your needs.
4 Criteria for Evaluating Web Documents
Content Contact:Lori Ricigliano, rev. 1.00
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