How Can I Tell If The Information On This Site Is Reliable?

This topic is a specialty of librarians, who are responsible
for much of the information available on the subject.

A California State University Dominguez Hills PT3 Project

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The ABC's Of Website Evaluation
An article from Classroom Connect, authored by Kathy Schrock.
Five Criteria for Website Evaluation
The American Library Association looks at the topic.
AWArds
Outstanding two-part site for educators and elementary students. Educator site includes detailed printable lesson plans for web site evaluation. Student section includes animated talking characters who lead students through the task. The program generates a site for students to evaluate, a place for online note-taking, and a mechanism that allows students to email the notes to the teacher. Students may nominate a site for inclusion in a list of award-winning sites.
CTAP Rubric for Evaluating Educational Materials
A rubric for evaluating educational materials, which can be applied to web sites, too.
An Educators Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluation
From a University of Illinois class, this site explains why we need to teach web site evaluation and how to do it. Includes links to white papers on intellectual property, plagiarism, free speech, privacy censorship and computer crime.
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
From Vanguard University of Southern California
Evaluating Quality on the Net
A paper by the director of Libraries at Babson College in Massachusetts,
Evaluating Web Resources
Developed by the staff at Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University, this very thorough site offers criteria for evaluating different types of web pages, such as advocacy, personal, news, information and advertising.
Evaluation of Information Sources
Information from the World Wide Web Virtual Library.
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
This site, developed by Susan Beck, head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Services Department of the New Mexico State University Library, includes examples, criteria, lesson plans and other valuable resources
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Includes .pdf files for k-8 and 9-12 educators, tours, lesson plans and links to related resources
QUICK: The QUality Information ChecKlist
Clever art, large type and short, clear explanations make this site particularly appropriate for elementary age children.
Teaching Undergrads Web Evaluation
Five tidy criteria from the reference and instruction librarian at Southwest State University, from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
T.I.L.T.
The Texas Online Literacy Tutorial is an interactive online lesson that teaches the user how to find and evaluate information on the web.
Web Evaluation Rubrics
Printable worksheets for elementary, intermediate and secondary students, along with resource links for web evaluation, web design and copyright issues.
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