A. Does the resource have some reputable organization behind it?
1. Is it an academic institution? Does the URL end in .edu?
B. Is the author an expert, or qualified to present on this topic?
C. Is the site sponsored or co-sponsored by an individual or group that has created
other Web sites?
D. Is contact information for the author or producer included in the document?
E. How up to date is the study or the site?
A. Is multimedia appropriately incorporated?
B. Are sufficient references provided to other works, to document hypotheses, claims or assertions?
C. Are references cited fully?
D. Is the information biased?
E. Is the information current?
F. Is the purpose of the resource clearly stated?
G. Relevance of the document to your information need?
III. Links
A. Are the links relevant and appropriate for the site?
B. Are the links evaluated in any way?
C. How up to date are the links?
D. Are there blind links or references to sites which have moved?
A. Does the document follow good graphic design principles?
B. Does the text follow basic rules of grammar, spelling and literary composition?
C. Can the text stand alone for use in line-mode (text only) Web browsers as well as multimedia browsers, or is there an option for line-mode browsers?
D. Is alternative text provided for images, to guide the visually impaired?