Website Evaluation Guide

Important information to look for in a website:

Authority: Who composed the website?

Purpose: Is it educational? Or entertaining? Promotional? Informational?

Audience: Is the website advanced? Basic? For the general reader? Or professional?

Type of website: Is it a regular website, a blog, a wiki?

Age: When was the website created? Last modified?

Web address: is it .gov, .edu, .org, .com?

Accuracy of information:Is there a works cited? Where did the author get their

information?

Look and feel: Does the website seem professional?

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