12. The webmaster is responsible for loading the content and maintaining the integrity of the website. Is the author qualified to write the page? Are the author’s credentials listed? Is contact information for the author available?
13. Audience/Purpose Is the purpose of the site clearly stated? Is the site appropriate to the intended audience – university/research? Is the primary purpose of the site educational and informational? Is the site provided at no charge? Are links from the site maintained, evaluated, and filtered for quality?
14. Objectivity Why was this page written and for whom? Does this page inform, give facts, or give data? Does this site explain the issue or try to persuade? Is it a mask for advertising – does it sell or entice? Does it share information? If so, for what purpose? Does it disclose information? If so, is it the author’s opinion? Is documentation included to support any claims made? Point of view / bias Is the website unbiased? Is the web page a parody or a satire? Is bias is desirable in this context?
21. Additional Evaluation Sources Johns Hopkins University http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating/ Cornell University http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html Ithaca College http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html University of California - Berkeley http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html New Mexico State University http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html Georgetown University http://library.georgetown.edu/internet/eval.htm