Who is the author of the Web site?Does the Web site present accurate information?

Website Evaluation

Many Web sites contain trustworthy information that is appropriate to use in college-level research. But because no one regulates information placed on the Web, there are also Web sites that you would not want to use in a research paper: Web sites, for example, with out-of-date, inaccurate or biased information.

Here are some questions you can ask that will help you critically evaluate information you find on the Web:

Who is the author of the Web site?

Does the Web site present information that is biased, one-sided?

Does the Web site present accurate information?

Is the Web site current enough for your research topic?