Evaluating Websites
The Internet is an exciting place to find information. When you use
the internet for school you have to trust that the website has correct
information.
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Who made the site? - Anyone can put information on the internet,
so you must find out if the information is reliable.
- Has it been proof read?
- Are there spelling mistakes?
- Can you contact the people who made the site?
- Are they part of a school, library, museum, university or government
department?
- Is the information up to date? - Check to see if the website has
been updated recently. A reliable website will say near the top or
bottom of the homepage when it was last updated. Remember too that
if a site hasn't been updated recently, think about whether that matters
to the topic you are studying. Sometimes it doesn't matter.
- Are there too many adverts? Adverts and pop ups can be very annoying
and can stop you from finding information quickly.
- Can you check the information? - Be aware that there are some spoof
websites where the information is not true. Always refer to other sites
to ensure reliability of information.
- Is the site easy to use? Can you find the information you want easily?
- Can you find better information somewhere else? When in doubt just
ask a librarian and they will be happy to help you.
Parts of this evaluation are based on information from Multnomah
Library retrieved 22/2/2005.
Feel free to Ask
a question at North Shore Libraries, email an online librarian
at AnyQuestions.co.nz or contact
your local library for more help or information.
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