1. Online Resources SDV 100

2. Look at the URL, the Web address. URL:http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1516.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1516 Type of domain:.com or.biz or.org or.edu

3. Look at the page’s perimeter and the “masthead” at the top of the page. http://www.testtakingtips.com/ http://www.edmunds.com/new-cars/?mktcat=new-car-make-misspelling- proper&kw=best+new+cars&mktid=ga62059502&gclid=CjwKEAjwwdOhBRCG0fPrlfO 1gGUSJAC1FmHXRCkQmBrQnCa4Pt4Rth0LUim5PLYtHq1ukx3LVvS7-xoCZmbw_wcB

4. Check the quality of the information. http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view.answers.reader- comments.php?questionID=1324

5. Consider what others are saying about the site http://www.Alexa.com

6. Trust your impressions about the material. Use what you already have learned from textbook and other class resources Ask yourself why the Web site was written? To inform and provide data or facts To sell something To promote a cause To parody Any doubts or questions don’t use it or check with instructor or librarian.

7. Additional Resources University of California Berkeley Library.http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Eva luate.htmlhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Eva luate.html Cornell University Olin and Uris Libraries.http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.htmlhttp://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html Duke University Library.http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/libraryguide/eval webpages.htmlhttp://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/libraryguide/eval webpages.html RCC Library