Evaluation of Internet Resources

What makes a good website?

1. Authority

Who's responsible?

• Census Bureau or George W?

How reliable?

• National Cancer Institute or Internet Health Resources

2. Content

How comprehensive?

• Labyrinth Library: Middle English Bookcase or Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations

How current?

• Holt's Daily Stock Market Reports or Small Business Profile of New Jersey 1995

3. Organization

What organization?

• Worldwide Internet Music Resources or International Affairs Resources

How searchable?

• Shareware.Com or Electronic Resources for Medieval Studies

How would you evaluate a website?

• How to Critically Analyze Information Sources (Cornell University Library)
• Evaluating Web Resources (Tate and Alexander, Widener University)
• Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources (Grassian, UCLA College Library)

How would you cite an electronic resource?

• Refer to our Style Manuals guide.