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Grace Christian Research Guide: Evaluating Web Sources

A guide to help Grace Christian students working on their English Literature research assignments.

Other Web Evaluation Sites

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Ask
From UC Berkeley
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
From Cornell University.

Printable handout version

This a print-handout version of everything that will be discussed in this section on evaluating web sources.

Evaluating Web Sources

Contents

There are four steps that will be discussed in evaluating web sources:

Step 1: Authorship
Who is in charge of the site and what are their credentials?
Step 2: Purpose and Objectivity
What is the purpose of this website and are any biases present?
Step 3: Content and Coverage
What is the quality of information presented on the website? Is it reliable?
Step 4: Currency
Is the website and its contents up-to-date?

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