Evaluating Website Checklist:

• Who is responsible for the site?
• What are their qualifications?
• With whom are they affiliated?
• Is the site free of spelling and grammatical errors?
• Is documentation provided (a bibliography or reference list)?
• Can the information be verified using another source?
• Is the purpose to inform or persuade?
• Is a bias evident?
• Does the site's sponsor have a vested interest in your thinking a certain way?
• What percentage of the page's links point inward?outward?
• Does the page contain ads? What are they for?
• Is the page dated?
• What does the date mean - last updated or first published?
• Is there mention of how often the site is updated?
• Does the site's content warrant frequent updates?
• Are any of the links out-dated (dead)?
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