1. Internet Research Evaluation AOS 272

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3. What to look for:  Authority  Currency  Content  Accuracy

4. Authority  Who sponsors this page?  What makes him/her an authority?  Is contact information available?  What domain? (.com,.org,.edu,.gov  Is the site personal (look for ~ or % in URL)

5. Currency  Is a date given for the Web page?  Is some information clearly out of date?

6. Content  Is the purpose of the page to: –Inform –Entertain –Persuade –Sell  Who is the intended audience?  How does the information compare to other resources on this subject?

7. Accuracy  Do the assertions seem reliable or reasonable?  Do you find spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors? Broken links?  Do you see evidence of bias?  Are sources cited for statistics or other “proof” of claims?

8. Additional Information  http://www.meguffey.com/assess.html http://www.meguffey.com/assess.html  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hyp ertext/EvalSrcW/internet.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hyp ertext/EvalSrcW/internet.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hyp ertext/EvalSrcW/internet.html