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Is it clear who sponsors the creation and maintenance of the page? |
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Is there information describing the sponsor (its purpose, address, telephone number, etc.) | |
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Is it clear who developed and wrote the material? Is the author's professional or institutional affiliation given? | |
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Is the site cataloged or recommended by a reliable source, e.g., the Librarians' Index to the Internet. | |
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Is the information from a reputable university, library, organization or government agency? | |
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If the information is found on a commercial site, can you be fairly sure it is factual? |
| OBJECTIVITY | |
Does the author or sponsor of the site have a vested or commercial interest in the topic? Does the information seem biased? |
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Is the information factual or opinion? If the information is opinionated, is that made clear? | |
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Is the information provided as a public service? | |
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Is there advertising on the page? | |
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If there is advertising, is it clearly separated from the informational content? |
| RELIABILITY | |
Is there a creation and/or revision date? |
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Is there an e-mail address to contact the author or sponsor? | |
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Are there links back to the main page? Links to other pages within the site? Links to outside sites? Are most links in working order? |
| CAUTIONS | |
Be sure to copy the document's URL, the last revision date, and the date you found the document. |
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You might want to print a hard copy of the document (or save it to disk) in case your professor wants some proof it existed if she can't find it again. |
For a more in-depth discussion of evaluating Internet sources, see the UNF Library's LIS1001 Notes - Evaluating Sources - A Checklist for Electronic Resources.
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