Salem Community High School Media Center

All web sites are not created equal!

Check for:

Author
WHO: Domain: .org, .edu, .com, .gov, .com, .k12, ~ Author: • Name, email, phone, address ? • Qualifications ? • Link about the author/ organization ? • Search for the author / organization name • Advertiser, scholar, student ?	www.projectappleseed.org/ standardtest.html Intro to Holocaust Revisionism
Bias
WHY? • Designed to educate, influence, sell, or entertain? • Is there bias? • Check links from the page • Check links to the page in Google box NOT address box link:_______.___	Case Analysis of a Historic Killer Tornado Event
Currency
WHEN: • Date created • Date last updated • Copyright date • Dead links?	U of Wisc Med School RYT Hospital
Documentation
(How) WELL? • Is there a source stated for information? • How does it compare to known information (such as encyclopedia)? • How does information compare to other web sites? • Is it accurate and free of grammar and typing errors?	World Trade Organization www.wto.org www.gatt.org

• Trust your instincts. Unsure about the quality of a research site? Then it's probably not a good site to use.