Using Internet Resources

Not all web sites are created equal. How do you know if a web page is authoritative, accurate, and current? These links will help you learn how to evaluate web pages:

	Critical Evaluation of Resources -- In the research process you will encounter many types of resources including books, articles and websites. But not everything you find on your topic will be suitable. How do you make sense of what is out there and evaluate its authority and appropriateness for your research? This website at the University of California, Berkeley will tell you how.
	Comparing & Evaluating Web Information Sources -- A major challenge in a time of Info-Glut and Info-Garbage is evaluation of information sources. Before basing a decision on the information available at a web site (or sites), wise researchers (and students) will give thought to these criteria.
	Evaluation of information sources -- This document is a part of the Information Quality WWW Virtual Library.
	How to Critically Analyze Information Sources
	IMSE Science Web Site Evaluation -- questions for the specialized evaluation of science sites.
	Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources -- a critical evaluation essay from the UCLA College Library.

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Please send comments and/or suggestions to Tom Anderson, Librarian. This page was revised September 9, 2009.