Website+Credibility+2


 * //Overall Checklist://**
 * //Date of publication//**
 * //Author?//**
 * //is it an opinion website//**
 * //Are there references or footnotes?//**
 * //url//**
 * //updated//**
 * //is the website trying to sell you something?//**

Group 1: Date on the website or article you are looking at? Who wrote the article? Citations and references? what type of site is it? Are there links or footnotes? Is it selling something? Is it an ad?

Group 2: Who wrote? References? Last update? Biased? Grammar errors and is the content good or not?

Group 3: How does URL start? http is more reliable Ends in .gov or .us or .(state abbrev) is reliable tilde is not reliable When was the site published? More recent is more reliable? What is site's main purpose? Does the site have resources or list of contact information? Author states his opinion, it is an opinion and not credible. Check to see you are reading facts.

Group 4: Is the website outdated? Is the information biased or opinionated? Are there spelling and grammar errors Does the information agree with the information from another source? Can you check the history or edit the website? Who wrote the website?

Group 5: .aero Air Transport Industry .edu Only limited by a post-secondary institute .info need to register and be approved .com can register and change info on site .org .gov, .edu, .mil, .museum state abbreviation

Group 6: Credibility of the author of a website Check domain name Identify the purpose for publishing Check for tilde determine the author of the information and is there contact information fact or opinion Is the information current?