Open Directory - Reference: Education: Instructional Technology: Evaluation: Web Site Evaluation

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An Educators' Guide to Credibility and Web Evaluation - Paper/course written in 1999 with a 2002 update. Covers why evaluate, methods of evaluation, and why and how to teach it in the schools.
Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation - Categorizes problematic sites and gives many examples of each type. Ends with a section which points to sites which give people accurate information as well as warnings about hoaxes and half-true stories.
Checklist for the Evaluation of Information - Printable form with hyperlinks to explanations of the criteria used, namely authority, content and scope, design and functionality.
Critically Analyzing Information Sources - Principles applicable to physical information sources as well as web-based ones.
Don't Believe Everything You Read: Ideas for Reading Critically - Short pdf file. Suggestions for evaluating anything you read. [PDF]
Evaluating Credibility of Information on the Internet - An essay that considers peer review, author's credentials, writing style, and plausibility of information. [PDF]
Evaluating Internet Research Sources - Guidelines for evaluating Internet sources, including a checklist to help assure credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and supported claims.
Evaluating Public Websites - A brief instruction how to use the linked, one page PDF form to evaluate sites. The form results generates an overall numeric rating with an indication of acceptable or unacceptable for use. The focus of the form is on information quality, not appearance or web design.
Evaluating Quality - Questions to ask and tips for looking for authoritative information on the internet.
Evaluating Quality on the Net - Criteria and indicators for evaluating information found on sites, their quality, and reliability.
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask - Includes checklist form (PDF) that can be used to analyze web sites and pages.
Evaluating Web Sites - Seeks to provide the necessary guidelines to use to determine the quality and accuracy of the information found on the World Wide Web. A document from the University of Maryland libraries.
Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet - Checklists, instructions, tools and links to legal and factual research.
Evaluating the Quality of Web Sites - Short page covering some basic points: Who is responsible? Is the URL appropriate? Who do they link to? Who links to them? Use common sense.
Exemplary Practices in Teaching Web Evaluation - Presentation given in 1998. Covers why evaluation of web resources is necessary, and gives criteria for scrutinizing web materials. Provides links to many related and supporting sites.
Getting It Right: Verifying Sources on the Net - LLRX.com article providing strategies and tools to assist in evaluating Website content.
Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide! - Learn how to evaluate information sources by doing the following exercise.
How To Evaluate A Web Site - Checklists and sample sites, from LLRX.com.
Information Quality WWW Virtual Library - Evaluation of Information Sources - Large annotated and hyperlinked list of pointers to criteria for evaluating information resources, particularly those on the Internet. Maintained by Alastair Smith.
Internet Detective - A free online tutorial designed to help students develop the critical thinking required for their Internet research, produced by the University of Bristol and Manchester Metropolitan University.
Misinformation Through the Internet - 2001 academic conference proceedings; includes summaries (abstracts) of the accepted papers.
Producing Quality Web Page Content - Article explains how to give a web page content the mark of quality. Conversely, it helps point out what to look for in a quality site.
Publishers Wanted, No Experience Necessary: Information Quality on the Web - Research librarian elaborates on five characteristics of superior web sites: timeliness, expediency, accuracy, objectivity, and authenticity
Resource Evaluation for BIOME - Detailed criteria used for selecting resources for this UK guide to biomedical information.
T is for Thinking - Web site evaluation guide with resources and links.
Testing the Surf: Criteria for Evaluating Internet Information Resources - Refereed article written by Alastair Smith which surveys criteria published on the Web and in the print literature and proposes a set of criteria (a toolbox) that can be used by librarians and users to evaluate Internet information sources.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources - Contains evaluation criteria with examples that can be used by educators. Gives suggestions for successful Internet assignments.
The Internet Guide to Construction of Quality Online Resources - By Dr. T.Matthew Ciolek. Online resources relevant for evaluation, development and administration of high quality factual/scholarly networked information systems.
The Web Credibility Project - Part of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, their goal is to understand what leads people to believe what they find on the Web. With information, papers, and related links.
UBC Library - Criteria for Evaluating Internet Resources - Checklist with "So What?" buttons to clarify why you'd want to have an answer to the various questions.
University of Alberta Libraries - Critical Evaluation of Resources on the Internet - Bulleted list of questions to review while checking out a website.
Using a Web Site With Your Classes - Looks at what teachers need consider before sharing a web site with students in their classrooms.
WWW Cyberguides - Created by a library media specialist, contains guides for rating the curriculum content and graphic design of web sites.
Web Awareness Canada - Introduction to a program which provides resources about Internet Literacy for teachers, parents and librarians.
Web Page Evaluation Checklist - PDF document intended to be printed to use as a quick tool for page evaluation. [PDF]
Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet - [Book review.] Web of Deception offers an exposé of the types of chicanery, fraud and misinformation that's all over the Internet and suggests what to do if you get stung by it. (January 01, 2002)
The Good, The Bad And The Useless: Evaluating Internet Resources - Judith Edwards discusses three main aspects in the evaluation of Web resources; access, quality, and ease of use. (July 01, 1998)
Six Quests for The Electronic Grail: Current Approaches to Information Quality in WWW Resources - T. Matthew Ciolek reviews programming, procedural, structuring, bibliographical, evaluative and finally, organisational approaches to the quality of online information. (June 01, 1996)

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A Bell Tolls - How to avoid pre-paid phone card scams. Learn the tricks, questions to ask, and what to do to avoid being the victim of a prepaid calling card scam.
American Alcohol Analyzers Fraud - Reports on a fraudulent "company" that sells coin operated breathalyzer vending machines.
American Petroleum Promotions Fraud - Resources for independent sales representatives left out in the cold.
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - International 25,000-member professional organization dedicated to fighting fraud and white-collar crime.
Avoid Becoming a Victim of Credit Card Fraud - Information for merchants who operate e-commerce sites on recognizing signs of fraud and what to do if you become a victim.
BBB kNOw Fraud Video - Better Business Bureau's online video, narrated by Lou Gosset, Jr., shows examples of common telemarketing and mail frauds. Windows Media Player needed (free download available).
Better Business Bureau - Better Business Bureaus can alert you to complaints against companies in your area.
Cagey Consumer - Provides information, news, alerts and resources to assist consumers in identifying scams and bad deals.
Counterfeiting - Article about the spread of counterfeit cash, and the art of J.S.G. Boggs.
Crimes of Persuasion - Information on the workings and scope of telemarketing and investment fraud and consumer scams.
Financial Scandals - Guide and links to information on major financial scandals, bank frauds, money laundering, corruption, scams, and organized crime.
Fraud-Aid - First aid for fraud victims - Free online fraud victim assistance and education.
Hot Scams - Collection of articles, news, videos and reports of scams on the internet.
Lies People Tell - Real lies from real lives.
Marlock's Fraudtech Institute of Cons, Frauds and Other Lies - Beating the con artists of our society at their own game isn't difficult once you know how the games are played. This public service site provides all who visit with the knowledge needed to survive in a world of deception.
Quatloos - Seeks to educate about various types of scams and frauds, how these deals really work, and how to manage the risks.
Scam Shield - Interactive community dedicated to fighting consumer fraud. Features 'report a scam' section, fraud resources and email alert service.
Scams - Highlights of historical scams, frauds, bubbles, pyramids, cons and humbugs.
Scams 101 - Amusing site providing information on all types of scams.
Scamwatch - Comprehensive site providing information on several types of scams, schemes and fraud. Site information is provided by various Australian consumer protection agencies but most of the information is universal.
Seniors Beware--Don't Become a Victim of Fraud - The Ohio State University Extension provides information on how to identify a fraud.

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