1.  Accuracy of information. Can it be verified?
2. Currency of information. Is there a copyright date, and if so, how

     old is it?
3. Authorship. Who wrote the information? Does the page give the

    qualifications of the author? Is the site published by an

    individual, a college or university, research organization, or a for-

    profit organization?
4. Objectivity. Is the author writing with a bias?
5. Coverage. How thorough is the information? Does it cover all

    aspects of the topic?

Other things to look for are:

• grammar and punctuation errors
• can you contact the author?
• is there a link to the main page if you're not on the main page?
• when was it last updated?

Alexander, Jan. Marsha Tate. The Web as a Research Tool: Evaluation

Techniques. http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/

educational/teaching_backgrounders/internet/web_as_research

_tool.cfm. 2007.

Grassian, Esther. Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources.

http://www.library.ucla.edu/college/help/critical/. 2006.

Junion-Metz, Gail. The Art of Evaluation. School Library Journal. May 1998.