Evaluating Web Documents

Name: ___________________  Teacher: _____________Per. ____

* Complete this worksheet by evaluating a website you plan to cite in your senior project.  
* Email completed worksheet to powayhslibrary@gmail.com.  In the subject line 
please list your  teacher’s last name and period.
* Worksheet will be graded by the librarian and grades forwarded to your senior project English teacher.

Website URL:


Authority:
1. Who is the author or organization sponsoring the website?

2. Does the author provide contact information? If so, list it.

3.  What are the author’s credentials? Look for evidence of education, occupation, position, employment.  Please list.



Accuracy:
4.  Does the website include references or a bibliography?

5. Are there any spelling or grammar errors?



Audience/Agenda:
6. Is the purpose of the document to inform, explain, persuade, or sell?

7. Is the information biased or slanted towards a particular point of view? If so, which point of view?



Currency:
8. When was the website last updated?

9. How or why is this website important for your research?

10. Please provide the MLA citation for the website (formatting is not important for this exercise)