10 C's For Evaluating Internet Sources
Criteria to consider when evaluating Internet resources.
An Educators' Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluation
Paper/course written in 1999 with a 2002 update. Covers why evaluate, methods of evaluation, and why and how to teach it in the schools.
Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation
Categorizes problematic sites and gives many examples of each type. Ends with a section which points to sites which give people accurate information as well as warnings about hoa…
Cal Poly State University - Information Competence Tutorials
Nine tutorials provide guidance and practical exercises on information competence.
Checklist for the Evaluation of Information
Printable form with hyperlinks to explanations of the criteria used, namely authority, content and scope, design and functionality.
Choice Framework
Developed to evaluate the quality of health-related websites aimed primarily at online health consumers. Evaluation criteria fall under the headings of Credibility, Content, Disclo…
Consumer Reports WebWatch - Leap of Faith: Using the Internet Despite the Dangers
Results of a national survery of internet users covering internet user behaviors and opinions related to various categories of websites. [Followup to a 2002 survey covering simila…
Consumer Reports: e-Ratings - What We Look For
Expectations for site credibility, usability, and content.
Consumer WebWatch
Consumers WebWatch, a project of Consumers Union, publishes research and journalism on credibility issues that matter to consumers, and recommends Web-wide guidelines to address wi…
Consumer WebWatch: How Consumers and Experts Rate Credibility on the Web
More than 2,600 average people were asked to rate the credibility of Web sites in 10 content areas.
Contentbank.org - The Search for High-Quality Online Content for Low-Income and Underserved Communities: Evaluating and Producing What's Needed
Research and recommendations to encourage the creation of low-barrier content and the careful evaluation of existing content to ensure that low-income and underserved individuals f…
Cornell University Library - Evaluating Research Materials
Guidance on critical analysis of information sources, distinguishing scholarly and nonscholarly periodicals, and evaluating web sites.
Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites
Checklist of content and technical aspects to consider.
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Principles applicable to physical information sources as well as web-based ones.
Don't Believe Everything You Read: Ideas for Reading Critically
Short pdf file. Suggestions for evaluating anything you read.
Emory MedWeb: Guidelines for inclusion of sites in MedWeb
Five criteria used by Medweb to build their directory.
Evaluate your Sources
Checklist for judging reliability of information. Links to other sites about the topic.
Evaluating Credibility of Information on the Internet
An essay that considers peer review, author's credentials, writing style, and plausibility of information.
Evaluating Electronic Resources
Suggested criteria for evaluating Web resources for e-libraries.
Evaluating Information on the Web
Online tutorial covering authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage.
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