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Website Evaluation Checklist

This document provides a checklist for evaluating websites. It includes criteria for assessing the authority and credentials of the author, the purpose and intended audience of the site, the objectivity and potential biases present, the accuracy of the information through referencing and lack of errors, and the currency of the content including dates of creation and updates. Users are to use this checklist to help determine the reliability and credibility of a given website for research or informational purposes.

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Website Evaluation Checklist

This document provides a checklist for evaluating websites. It includes criteria for assessing the authority and credentials of the author, the purpose and intended audience of the site, the objectivity and potential biases present, the accuracy of the information through referencing and lack of errors, and the currency of the content including dates of creation and updates. Users are to use this checklist to help determine the reliability and credibility of a given website for research or informational purposes.

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WEBSITE EVALUATION CHECKLIST 

TITLE OF THE WEBSITE:  _______________________________________________________________ 

URL:  ______________________________________________________________________________ 

DATE:   ____________________________________________________________________________ 

AUTHORITY 
Tips: To help determine the author’s exper se, look at the links: “About Us,” “FAQ,” “Background,” or 
“Biography.” 
Is it clear who the Author of the website is?                         Y N
Has the author provided contact informa on? (i.e. name, email,                            Y N 
phone number, or address)         
If there is no personal author, is a publisher or ins tu on                                        YN  
provided along with contact informa on? 
Does the individual or organiza on list all of their qualifica ons                            YN 
or creden als? 

PURPOSE 

Tips: Looking at the URL of the site will help you determine its purpose.  Judge whether the website        
is geared to a scholarly or non‐professional audience. 
 
Does the website have an .edu, .org, or .gov ending in its URL?                   Y N
Does the website avoid trying to persuade or sell something?                                 Y N 
Is the informa on on the site relevant to your needs?                                               Y N 
 

OBJECTIVITY 

Tips: Look for objec ve sites that present informa on with a minimum bias and without the inten on 


to persuade.  Determine the aim of the author or organiza on publishing the site. 
 
Does the website avoid adver sing that may be a conflict                                        YN  
of interest with the content? 
If an issue is covered, are both sides presented?                                 YN 
Do you trust the author or organiza on that has created the website?    YN 
 
 
 
 
ACCURACY 

Tips: Since anyone can publish a website you need to be able to iden fy the author and access contact 
informa on. Make sure that the informa on in the website is accurate and verifiable. 
 
Based on the reading you have already done on the subject,                   Y N 
does the informa on on the site seem accurate?
Is factual informa on referenced in footnotes or a bibliography?                           Y N 
Are there few grammar and spelling mistakes?                                               Y N 
If there are links to other pages, are they to reliable sources?      Y N 
 

CURRENCY 
 
Tips: Keep in mind that factual or sta s cal informa on that is not dated is no be er than anonymous 
informa on.  Check the top or bo om of a web page to look for the crea on date or revision date. 
 
Is the date the site was created provided?           Y N 
Is there a date that shows when the site was last updated?                                     Y N 
Does the site contain “broken” links?            Y N 

EVALUATION SUMMARY 

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