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1 Finding sources that are CREDIBLE, AUTHORITATIVE, and HIGH-QUALITY

2 Search engine results are typically in the MILLIONS for most search terms MUCH of what is on the internet is untrue, outdated, or created by people who have no idea what they are talking about! Being able to evaluate a website will help you efficiently choose good sources to save you time and energy when researching a topic

3 A domain can be.com,.org,.edu,.gov or a variety of other “dots” A website that is a.org is likely to be more credible than a.com or.net site Websites that are.edu or.gov are even more likely to be credible Be careful, however, when visiting a.edu site that has a tilde (~) in the web address. This indicates that it is a student site, rather than one created by the university itself

4 http://web.meia.mit.edu/~mres/

5 You can usually find this date by scrolling to the very bottom of the website’s first page. The date should be within the last two years at the very least with websites having been updated within the past year preferred

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7 You should be able to contact the person or organization responsible for the website’s content Try the “about us” page if no “contact us” button is available There should be an email address, contact form, phone number, and/or address listed

8 Are you familiar with the name of the organization? Ask an adult: Is he or she familiar with it? An organization with a known name (American Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control, etc) is more likely to be a credible source of information than an organization you have never heard of

9 A good website should have toolbars, drop-down menus, and a way to easily get back to the homepage as you look through the site This links back to the homepage

10 Scan several pages and check for errors Any spelling or grammatical errors are cause for alarm. This indicates that the website has not been edited properly.

11 If a website has advertisements, it is out to make some money, not just educate or inform the readers

12 Do you know where the website’s author got his/her information? Is there a bibliography or list of sources included?

13 If the domain is.gov or.edu (without a tilde) give your website 2 points If the domain is.org give the website 1 point If the domain is.com,.net, or anything else don’t give your website any points

14 If the website was last updated 2013-2014, give the site 2 points If it was last updated in 2011-2012, give the site 1 point If the last updated is before 2011 or is non-existent, don’t give your website any points

15 Contact information available? 1 point Heard of the organization? 1 point Easy to navigate? 1 point No spelling or grammatical errors? 1 point No ads? 1 point List of sources? 1 point Now tally up your points!

16 If your website scores 8-10 points it is likely a good website to use If your website scores 6-7 points it is probably okay, but you would not want to do the bulk of your research from this site If your website scores less than 6: STAY AWAY!

17 University of Oregon Libraries, http://library.uoregon.edu/guides/findarticles/credibility.h tml http://library.uoregon.edu/guides/findarticles/credibility.h tml Ithaca College, http://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/?action=webresources_i nternet Wikimedia Commons (clip art) Created by Emily Harmon, RC Hinsdale Elementary Edgewood, Kentucky


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