When doing web research, ask yourself "Is it real?"
R = REad the URL
1. What is the domain?
2. What is the extension?
3. Is it a personal site?
2. What is the extension?
3. Is it a personal site?
E = Examine the content
1. Is the information on the site helpful?
2. Does the site have more resources and links?
3. Is the site up to date? Can you tell when it was last updated?
4. Is the information correct?
5. Are the facts different from information I have found elsewhere?
2. Does the site have more resources and links?
3. Is the site up to date? Can you tell when it was last updated?
4. Is the information correct?
5. Are the facts different from information I have found elsewhere?
A = ask about the author
1. Is the author’s name provided?
2. Is there a contact person or an address provided?
3. Is there biographical information provided about the author?
4. Does the author seem knowledgeable? Is he or she an expert in the field?
5. What kind of results do you see when you do a search on the author’s name?
6. Who owns it? Go to: www.easywhois.com and look for registrant name.
7. What is its history? Use the Wayback Machine to see how the site has changed: http://archive.org/web/
2. Is there a contact person or an address provided?
3. Is there biographical information provided about the author?
4. Does the author seem knowledgeable? Is he or she an expert in the field?
5. What kind of results do you see when you do a search on the author’s name?
6. Who owns it? Go to: www.easywhois.com and look for registrant name.
7. What is its history? Use the Wayback Machine to see how the site has changed: http://archive.org/web/
l = Look at the links
1. For forward links:
a. What are the URLs of the links? Are they all the same domain?
b. Do the domain names change? Is the same person writing all of the references?
2. For back links:
a. Who is linked to the site? Why are they linked?
b. To check this, search “link:website URL” (no spaces) or try “info:website URL”
a. What are the URLs of the links? Are they all the same domain?
b. Do the domain names change? Is the same person writing all of the references?
2. For back links:
a. Who is linked to the site? Why are they linked?
b. To check this, search “link:website URL” (no spaces) or try “info:website URL”