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 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.
Evaluate your Sources
Checklist for judging reliability of information. Links to other sites about the topic.
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
Guidelines for evaluating Internet sources, including a checklist to help assure credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and supported claims.
Evaluating the Quality of Web Sites
Short page covering some basic points: Who is responsible? Is the URL appropriate? Who do they link to? Who links to them? Use common sense.
Evaluating Web Sites
Seeks to provide the necessary guidelines to use to determine the quality and accuracy of the information found on the World Wide Web. A document from the University of Maryland l…
ISI Web Site Selection Criteria
Thomson ISI sells a product called "Current Web Contents" which includes, in part, a premium collection of evaluated scholarly Web sites. This is how sites are selected for inclu…
Research Edge: Evaluate Information
Tutorial from the University of Wollongong Library.
The Web Credibility Project
Part of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, their goal is to understand what leads people to believe what they find on the Web. With information, papers, and related links.
University of Alberta Libraries - Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet
Bulleted list of questions to review while checking out a website.
Using a Web Site With Your Classes
Looks at what teachers need consider before sharing a web site with students in their classrooms.
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