This document provides guidance on how to evaluate websites by outlining why website evaluation is important, questions to ask, and things to look for. It recommends considering who created the site, its purpose, whether the information is current and in-depth, and looking for an "About" page. Key factors to weigh include whether the site is commercial or personal, if the author is reputable or unknown, when the site was founded and last updated, and if the content is objective or biased. The overall goal is to ensure the information is trustworthy, objective, current, and fit-for-purpose.
2. By the end of this session you will …
• Know why you need to evaluate websites
• Know which questions to ask yourself
• Know what to look for on a website
• Know how to do it!
3. You evaluate websites because…
• You want your information to be trustworthy
• You want your information to be objective
• You want your information to be current
• You want your information to be fit-for-purpose
4. 1. Who created the website?
2. What is the purpose of the site?
3. Is the information current?
4. How in-depth is the information?
5. Is there an ‘About us’ page you can read?
5. Weighing up…
• Is it commercial?
• Is the author
reputable?
• When was the site
founded?
• Is it objective?
• Is the topic in
depth?
Think about the site…
• Is it personal?
• Is the author
unknown?
• When was the site
last updated?
• Is it biased?
• Is there any missing
data?
6. • why you need to evaluate websites
• which questions to ask yourself
• what to look for on a website
• how to do it!
You should now know …
