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Evaluating the
WWW of Web Sites
Information adapted from The Weakest Link: Evaluating the WWW of Web Sites
created by: Evaluating Sources Project Team, Illinois Valley Community College, 2011
https://www.ivcc.edu/uploadedFiles/soup/Information_Literacy/WWW%20Web%20Site%20Evaluation(1).pdf
What does WWW
stand for?
Who
What
When
Who?
 Is
there a named author?
 Is there information about his or her
background?
 Is he or she qualified to write about the
subject?
 Does the author list his or her resources?
What?
 What
organization is responsible for the Web
site?
 What group funds or sponsors the Web site?
 What is the process for adding content to the
Web site?
 Can anyone be published on the Web site?
 To what audience is the Web site targeted?
 What is the purpose of the website? To inform, to
persuade, to sell, etc?
When?
 Is
recent information on the subject
needed?
 When was the Web site last updated?
 Are the facts consistent with other recent
sources?