SECTION 4: EVALUATING WEB SITES

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Consumer Health: An Online Manual: Evaluating Health Web Sites
http://nnlm.gov/scr/conhlth/evalsite.htm
By Jana Allcock, Consumer Health Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Southeastern/Atlantic Region, Baltimore, Maryland.

Critically Analyzing Information Sources
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill26.htm
From the Cornell University Library, Cornell, New York.

Evaluating Credibility of Information on the Internet
http://www.rbs0.com/credible.pdf
By Ronald B. Standler. This site is an essay on the adaption of traditional scientific criteria (peer review, credentials, writing style) to the Internet. (PDF File, 12 pages).

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
http://www.library.jhu.edu/elp/useit/evaluate/
From Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Evaluating Quality on the Net
http://www.hopetillman.com/findqual.html
Includes general criteria for evaluating Web resources. By Hope N. Tillman, Director of Libraries, Babson College, Babson Park, Massachusetts.

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
An eight-point evaluation checklist for finding quality on the Web. From the University of California Berkeley Library.

Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html
From the Cornell University Library, Cornell, New York.

Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/webcrit.html
FROM: Kapoun, Jim. "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction." C&RL News (July/August 1998): 522-523.

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html
By Susan E. Beck Head, Reference & Research Services Department New Mexico State University Library.

How to Evaluate Medical Information Found on the Internet
http://new.cmanet.org/publicdoc.cfm/60/0/GENER/99
Suggestions for judging the reliability and quality of health and medical information found via Internet resources. From staff of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), plus additional commentary by California Medical Association library staff.

ICYouSee: T is for Thinking: A Guide to Critical Thinking About What You See on the Web
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/Training/hott.html
By John R. Henderson, Ithaca College Library, Ithaca, New York.

Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources
http://info.lib.uh.edu/pr/v8/n3/smit8n3.html
Smith, Alastair G. "Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources." The Public-Access Computer Systems Review 8, no. 3 (1997).

World Wide Web Guide #6: Finding Quality on the Web
http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/pyramid/wwwfqow.htm
From the Wolfgram Memorial Library at Widener University. Includes criteria/measures for evaluating Web resources. Also includes other sections such as "Introduction to the World Wide Web", a glossary of terms, "Anatomy of a URL", and other learning options.

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