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Almost anyone can publish a web site, and no standards for checking accuracy have been fully developed. Here are some questions to ask when evaluating for the accuracy of a site.
1. Does the author cite the sources of information he or she used to develop the site?
2. Is it possible to verify the legitimacy of these sources?
3. Does the background of the author indicate knowledge of the subject covered?
4. If the site is research-based, does the author clearly identify the method of research and the data gathered?
Choose one of these two sites to evaluate and try to answer the questions below.
What information in this site leads you to believe or disbelieve its accuracy?
The True but little known Facts about Women with AIDS, with documentation
[http://147.129.226.1/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm]
HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet
[http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts.htm]
© Jennifer Sharkey (sharkeyj@purdue.edu), Assistant Professor of Library Science and Information Integration Librarian, Purdue University Libraries
This tutorial may not be altered, changed, or reproduced in any way without the permission of the author.
Created: November 1998; Posted: March 1999; Revised: 13/Dec/2004
Base URL: http://www.lib.purdue.edu/InternetEval/