There are more Waldos out there

Evaluation Criteria for

Non-bookmarked Sites
Credibility and Authority
Content and Coverage
Clarity, Accuracy, and
Usability,
Objectivity and Currency

Credibility and Authority

Credibility
1. Who wrote this?
2. Why is the website author qualified to put this
information out?
3. Can you easily contact with the person who wrote
this?
4. Can you tell when the site was updated?
5. Can you figure out the purpose of the website?

Tips on Finding the Authors Credibility

Can you tell who wrote it?

Specific name of page author or contributor?

Organization, institution, agency you recognize?
E-mail contact by itself not enough!

Credentials for the subject matter? Does the person/group

who wrote page have expertise in this subject area?
Look for links to:
About us Philosophy Background
Biography
Is it recent or current enough? Look for last updated
date - usually at bottom.

Content and Coverage

1.

Does the information seem to be accurate?

2.

Does the site provide you with information that adds to

what you already know about the topic?

3.

Is the information free of bias and opinions?

4.

Does the site tell you what you need to know?

5.

If there are ads on the site, is it easy to tell the

difference between the ads and the content?

Content and Coverage

Clarity
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Web Evaluation Techniques

STEP BACK & ASK:

Does it all add up ?

Why was the page put on the Web ?

Is the page appropriate for your purpose?
If the answer is yes, then you have found
Waldo!

Lets look at some sites.

www.thinkingoutsidethecage.org/
http://www.nessie.co.uk/

More website examples

http://www.bfro.net/
http://www.ufoevidence.org/topics/overview.htm
http://www.dhmo.org/

FREEDOM!

Wheres Waldo?