Evaluating Websites. Authority Who is the author?author Who is the sponsor and are they reputable?...

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Evaluatin g Websites

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Page 1: Evaluating Websites. Authority Who is the author?author Who is the sponsor and are they reputable? reputable Is there any advertising on the page?advertising.

EvaluatingWebsites

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Authority

Who is the author? Who is the sponsor and are they

reputable? Is there any

advertising on the page?

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Accuracy

Do you have reason to believe the information is reliable and error-free?

Are the facts documented?

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Objectivity

Does the information show a minimum of bias?

Is the page designed to sway opinion?

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Currency

Is the page dated?

Has the site been kept up to date?

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/

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Coverage

Does this site address the topic you are researching?

Is the information basic and cursory or detailed and scholarly?

Is the information substantial?

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Value Was the page worth visiting? Does the site offer unique and

insightful information? Is the site free of careless errors,

misspelled words, and poor Grammar?

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Aids

Gender and HIV/AIDS

The True But Little Known Facts About Women and AIDS

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Immigration

The Greening of the Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Operation Desert Safeguard

Illegal Immigration Is a Crime

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Drugs, Hormones, & Human Tissue

Human Growth Hormone Stimulation: The Anti-Aging and Longevity Program

Human Test Subjects

Snow Job