URL (Uniform Resource Locator or the address of the web site):

http://________________________________________________________

What is the top-level domain? .com___.org____.net____.edu____.gov____.mil____other____

Title of Web Site: ___________________________________________________

Authority:
Who wrote this (author, editor, institution)? _____________________________________________________________________

The author, editor or institution is associated with a/an(write specific name on appropriate line):

k12 school______________________________ university____________________________

government agency_______________________ organization__________________________

company________________________________ other_______________________________

Can you contact the site?_______________ How?__________________________________________________

Content:
Does this site provide text only? yes____ no_______
Does this site provide text with graphics____multimedia ____?
Do these graphics and/or multimedia contribute to the topic? yes____ no___
Is there advertising? yes____ no___ Is it distracting? yes____ no___
Is the material : Primary/Original ____ Secondary/Derived_____ ?
What is the purpose or point of view of the site?
            Inform _______ Persuade________Fact_______ Opinion________

Currency:
When was this page written or last updated? ________________________________

Are the links active?_________________ Are they useful? __________________

Rate this web page:
Use with caution_____Good basic information____Excellent for assignment___
 
 

• URL (Uniform Resource Locator or the address of the web site): found at the top of the Netscape screen in the Location Box. See an explanation of URL in graphic form.
• What is the top level domain: The unique name by which a company or organization is known on the Internet. The domain can end with a suffix that indicates the company (.com), organization (.org), network (.net), university (.edu), government (.gov), or military (.mil) institution producing the site. Or the designation can be embedded in the domain portion (See an explanation of URL in graphic form) of the URL such as k12 (K-12 school), e.g. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us

 
• Title of Web Site: Complete title of web page document.
• Authority: The author, editor or institution managing a site can be an important indicator of the information's quality.
• Content:
• Primary source is defined as an original work. This can be (1) text (ex. Declaration of Independence); (2) statistics (ex. Census data); (3) journals, letters, diaries; (4) images (ex. photographs, film video).
• Secondary source: Does the author of the site interpret, explain or give his/her opinion about material written by someone else? If so, give the source of the material.
• Purpose or Point of View: The purpose of some Web sites are more obvious than others. Does the web site have an obvious political or philosophical agenda? Some web sites are subjective and try to persuade you to adopt their opinions; whereas, other web sites are objective and present unbiased information.
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• Currency: For many research topics, especially those involving social and scientific issues, a recent date is very important. Often the latest revision date is found at the bottom of each page. Sometimes, the revision date may only appear on the "homepage" of a web site (scroll down).