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When researching
on the Internet, you need to
be careful that the sources you
use are reliable and valid.
In general, reliable/valid websites
end in:
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.gov
.org
.edu (although
students can publish material
on these sites so the validity
may be compromised and/or the
information may be biased) |
Websites
that end in .com are
ones that need to be checked carefully because anyone can
publish something on a .com site.
To help you evaluate the validity
of a website, consider the following:
- Does
the document appear professional?
(free from grammatical, typographical,
and spelling errors?)
- Does
the document have a header
(at the top of the page)
that identifies the institution
or organization’s name,
address, phone, and fax numbers?
- Does
the document have an author’s
name or organization listed,
and are the qualifications
or credentials of the author
or organization provided?
- What
is the purpose of the writing? (information,
persuasion, entertainment,
etc.)
- Does
the writing seem biased?
- Is
the information provided as
a public service?
- Is
the website free of advertising? If
advertising is on the page,
is it clearly separated/differentiated
from the informational content
In general, when gathering information
for the Works Cited, identify
as much of the following information
as possible:
- Name of author (if given)
- Name of any editors
- Title of the article (quotation
marks)
- Title of the website (underlined)
- Name of organization/publication
- Date of publication
- Date of access
- URL address (in angle brackets)
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