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Evaluatin g Websites

Evaluating Websites. Authority Who is the author?author Who is the sponsor and are they reputable? reputable Is there any advertising on the page?advertising

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Page 1: Evaluating Websites. Authority Who is the author?author Who is the sponsor and are they reputable? reputable Is there any advertising on the page?advertising

EvaluatingWebsites

Page 2: Evaluating Websites. Authority Who is the author?author Who is the sponsor and are they reputable? reputable Is there any advertising on the page?advertising

Authority

Who is the author? Who is the sponsor and are they

reputable? Is there any

advertising on the page?

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Accuracy

Do you have reason to believe the information is reliable and error-free?

Are the facts documented?

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Objectivity

Does the information show a minimum of bias?

Is the page designed to sway opinion?

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Currency

Is the page dated?

Has the site been kept up to date?

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/

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Coverage

Does this site address the topic you are researching?

Is the information basic and cursory or detailed and scholarly?

Is the information substantial?

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Value Was the page worth visiting? Does the site offer unique and

insightful information? Is the site free of careless errors,

misspelled words, and poor Grammar?

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Aids

Gender and HIV/AIDS

The True But Little Known Facts About Women and AIDS

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Immigration

The Greening of the Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Operation Desert Safeguard

Illegal Immigration Is a Crime

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Drugs, Hormones, & Human Tissue

Human Growth Hormone Stimulation: The Anti-Aging and Longevity Program

Human Test Subjects

Snow Job