1. Relevance: Is this page directly related to your topic?
The search words do not necessarily define the topic.
2. Credibility: Who wrote this page? Are the author's
credentials provided? Can you contact the author? Be careful to
distinguish between author and the Webmaster. The dates of creation
and most recent up-date should be provided. Are there links to other
sites, especially to external sites providing supporting information?
Check the URL for .gov or .edu - government and educational sites. They
may have more factual information and more scholarly or authoritative
sources. If there is a tilde (~) in the URL, it is a personal page and
perhaps hot as credible.
3. Point of View .com and .org in the URL designate businesses
or organizations. These sites frequently include advertising and/or
propaganda. It will be important to discern the point of view being
presented. Hoax sites may imitate legitimate ones, so read carefully.
