Research Guides: European History: Websites

Evaluating Websites

You need to take steps to evaluate all of the information that you use in your research. Special care must be taken with websites. Keep these factors in mind when you're thinking about using information from a website:

domain name
author
purpose
content/coverage
currency

Find more detailed information in the "Evaluating Web Sources" document below.

Websites

A Vision of Britain through Time A Vision of Britain through Time brings together historical surveys of Britain to create a record of how the country and its localities have changed. Contains, among other information, a statistical atlas, historical maps, and census reports.
ORBIS - Mapped Model of the Roman World Travel ancient Rome with this interactive map. It takes into account seasonal variations, means of transportation and communication costs. "ORBIS reveals the true shape of the Roman world and provides a unique resource for our understanding of premodern history." Created by Stanford University.