This document compares and evaluates two websites - http://www.nrdc.org/about/contact-us.asp and http://newstrust.net/topics/global_warming/?gclid=CNeTi7Od6bkCFYWd4AodwzQA_A - on their authority, accuracy, currency, and objectivity regarding information on global warming. The NRDC website is found to be more authoritative and credible source, as it provides specific contact details and credentials for its authors. It also demonstrates more current information and cites accurate facts without apparent bias. Therefore, the NRDC website would be the more trusted site for information on global warming.

1. GlobalWarming
A comparison ofTwo Websites
by: Misty Green

2. TwoWebsites for Comparison
• http://www.nrdc.org/about/contact-us.asp
• http://newstrust.net/topics/global_warming/?gclid=CNeTi7Od6bkCFYWd4Ao
dwzQA_A
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3. Authority
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NewsTrust NRDC

4. Accuracy
NewsTrust NRDC
Author provides specific contact
information, address, phone
number, names
No Yes
Credentials are provided yielding
credibility
No Yes
Distinction between author and
webmaster
Yes Yes
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5. Currency • Are dates current?
• Is there a date at all?
• Are there broken links?
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Broken links
are on the
page
There is
current date
on page
NewsTrust
Dates are up
to date
No visible
broken links
NRDC

6. Objectivity
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NewsTrust NRDC
Are facts accurate and cited? Sources are not cited Yes
Is the Information biased? No Yes- open to interpretation
Is there any conflict of Interest? No No

7. Which Website would I trust/prefer?
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I would
trust and
prefer the
NRDC
website
because:
The NRDC website provided credible authority,
contact info, etc.
The NRDC website demonstrated currency with
dates.
The NRDC website provided accuracy with a .org
domain and copyright seal.

8. September 26, 20138
References
Duke University Libraries. (2007, September). Evaluating Web Pages. Retrieved on September 26, 2013
from
http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/libraryguide/evalwebpages.html
National Resources Defense Council. (n.d). GlobalWarming. Retrieved on September 26, 2013 from
http://www.nrdc.org/globalwarming/
NewsTrust. (2013). GlobalWarming. Retrieved on September 26, 2013 from
http://newstrust.net/topics/global_warming/?gclid=CNeTi7Od6bkCFYWd4AodwzQA_A

9. Thank you
Misty Green