Web site evaluation
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON WEB SITES
• Authority• Who is the author, owner? Individual? Corporation? Government?• First check the domain (.gov, .edu, .com, etc.)
• Currency• When last updated?
• Accuracy• Where do they get their information? Citations, sources, reports?
• Coverage• How in-depth? • Point of view? Biased?
• Purpose• To educate? Inform? Persuade? Entertain? Sell?
• Intended Audience• Who is the publisher? • General population or age level?• Specialists in the field, academics?• Vocabulary specific to topic and assumes prior knowledge?
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UNITED STATES GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM
HTTP://WWW.GLOBALCHANGE.GOV/
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LOOK FOR CONTACT INFO FOR AUTHORITY
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LOOK FOR PUBLISHER, INTENDED AUDIENCE
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LOOK FOR OVERVIEW, MISSION, VISION
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LOOK FOR PURPOSE. PROGRAMS? SERVICES?
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LOOK FOR AFFILIATIONS
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LOOK FOR OTHER RESOURCES
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