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Is the information on the web site....

Current

Links - still work

Dates of information included in a bibliography or works cited

Last updated information

Authoritative and Credible

Author is expert or authority in field (On web page-use "Home", "About us" buttons and Google them)

It is obvious where the information was pulled from - works cited, bibliography, or in text citation

It has links to similar information outside of the website

No advertising, especially about the same topic

Relevant

Is the information comprehensive enough?

Is the information essential, unique or just the same stuff you've found everywhere?

What audience is the information appropriate for?

Appropriate for an academic/school assignment?

Any grammatical errors or typos?

Bias Free

What is the purpose of the site?

What is their point of view? Read for exaggeration, overgeneralization, opinion as fact, charged words.

Do they substantiate their information with credible sources from books, magazines, mainstream media like CNN, BBC, USA Today, not blogs?

Is there advertising, especially about the same topic?