____1.  Author

All webpages should have the author listed.  The name of the person who wrote the article and/or website information should be listed, along with his or her credentials.  A reliable website will have a link to information about the author or author information listed directly on the web page.  The author should also have an email address posted.

 

____2.  Sponsor link

Reliable websites will have a link to the website sponsor or host.  The sponsor or host should be a reliable source.  There should also be a link to the sponsor.  There should also be listed an address and telephone number for the sponsor.

 

____3.  List of information sources.

All credible websites should have their information sources cited.

 

____4.  Copyright dates

Reliable websites should have copyright dates and last modified dates listed.

 

____5.  Content pages should have a link to the home page.

All reliable content pages should have a link to the home page of the website.

 

____6.  Information relates to website.

A reliable source will only contain information that is relevant to the website.  For example, you would not find information about playdoh on a website about heart disease.

 

____7.  Content should be should be appropriate for academics.

The writings and the information should be in the tone of one that is appropriate for use in an academic setting.

 

WORKS CITED:

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Apple Computer, Inc. "The New Mini Mac". Apple.com Worldwide. 2006. <http://www.apple.com/> (30 March 2006).

Beck, Susan E. "The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly". New Mexico State University Library. 06 November 2005 <http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html> (30 March 2006)

Branham, Craig. "A Student’s Guide to Research with the WWW". Saint Louis University. 12 January 1998 <http://www.slu.edu/departments/english/research/index.html> (30 March 1998)

The University of Texas at San Antonio. "Internet 101/102: Untangling the Web." UTSA Library: The University of Texas at San Antonio. 1999. <http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Internet101/ > (30 March 2006).

U.S. Census Bureau. "Helping You Make Informed Decisions". U.S. Census Bureau. Nov. 2005. <http://www.census.gov/> (30 March 2006)

U.S Census Bureau. "Poverty". U.S Census Bureau 2 February 2006 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty.html > (30 March 2006)