Finding Information Online

How do you rate search results?

Questions to ask:

Is it somebody’s personal page? Since people make web pages for a reason you are looking for someone who claims accountability and responsibility for the content.

Is the page current enough?

Are there links to other pages as sources of documentation for the information?

Do the links work?

Look for indications that the information came from reliable sources. Did it come from scholarly/academic journals? What are the author’s credentials on this subject?

The five criteria for evaluating Web pages are accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage of the web document.