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Peer-Reviewed
Not Peer-Reviewed
USA Webpages
State Webages
From the KU information literacy module (http://www3.kutztown.edu/online/lib/kuinfolit/story_html5.html)
Start with the sites you know!
Check the URL:
Type of Domain:
The domain type should match the content type:
.com = commercial
.edu = educational
.mil = military
.gov = government
.org = nonprofit
Who Published It?
Who Wrote It?
Timeliness
Check Sources
Links to the Site
Find Related Sites
Type the word LINK: into Google search box. Paste the URL directly after the colon, no spaces. Difference search engines may have different results so try more than one. If you don’t see any links, shorten the URL.
Overall Evaluation
Sources: Evaluation of Sources – Lee.edu; Evaluating Web Sources – Berkeley.edu