Web Page Evaluation

(If you can’t find any of the info, write: Can’t find this.)
Your name: URL:
Web page or article title:

Check “YES” or “NO” for the following questions: YES NO

AUTHORSHIP

• Is the content clearly separated from advertising and opinions?

• Is it a parody or satire site?
• Is there enough information for an MLA citation?
• Are facts and quotes documented?

•Provide the author's name, affiliation,

address and/or email address.
•What are the author's qualifications
for writing on this subject?
•Is there a link to information
about a mission or purpose?
•What is the purpose of the webpage?
•To what domain does the site belong?
(Ex: .com, .gov., .edu, other).
CURRENCY

•When was the article created or first

posted on the Web? When was it updated?
(Don’t use the web page daily reload date)
•Does the document refer to dated
information (example: "Based on 1980
US Census data")? Is it still relevant?
•Does your topic require current
information? Why or why not?

•What is the purpose of the article?

CONTENT

•Who is the intended audience of the

information? (Ex: General readers,
students, etc.)
•Is the information consistent with
information from other sources?
•If you can’t find this information
anywhere else, why might that be?
•How might the site show gender,
religious, racial, political or other bias?
•Is there a list of sources used to write
this article? Overall, how reliable do you
think this source is?