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Before using the information from any website, you should check the
5
W’s of Web Evaluation:
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Is an organization or individual responsible for the information
found there?
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Are they an authority (expert) in the field?
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A statement of purpose should be easy to find
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Does the author want to give you information, convince you of
something, advertise a product, or entertain you?
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Is the information reliable?
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Are there citations to resources?
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To find out if the site meets your needs have a checklist of
several pieces of information you want to get from the site.
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Is it easy to find the information you need within the site
Also
check the following:
5 W's of Web Evaluation was adapted from: Caruso, Carol. "Before You Cite a Site." Educational Leadership, Nov. 1997: p24(2).
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