Website+Credibility

//**Overall:**// //**Updated frequently?**// //**Author?**// //**Is it biased?**// //**Good domains: .edu, .gov, .us, .uk, .mil**// //**References available**// //**Links available**// //**Date published**// //**Is it trying to sell you something?**//

Group 1: State abbreviation or government means that it is reliable, no tildes. Check publishing date-- should be recently edited. Need contact info Double check to see if there are opinions on the website Does the website answer all your questions

Group 2: is the purpose of the site to gain money in some way? is the author qualified to publish on topic? do the links work? do other websites also have same information? is it updated often? when was site created? is the author's name available? Is it from a government organization or education institution?

Group 3: display source of information? original date displayed? has new information been added? is author listed? are there any references or do the authors acknowlege a person for info? Is the information current?

Group 4: Top Level Domains Reliable: .edu, .gov, .mil, .museum Country Codes: .us or .uk .com can be reliable but have to be checked

Group 5: .coms = Commercial and most common .gov and .us are reliable .info is a resource website check date - more recent is more credible .ws and .bz are unrestricted Is the author is biased? Does the website answer all your questions?

Group 6: How current is the website? How often is it published? Who was the author? Does the site contain references? What type of domain does it have? Is it biased? Cite credible sources? Footnotes and Links?