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Website Evaluation Checklist
Title of page you are evaluating: Great Depression

URL of page: https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/GreatDepression.html

CURRENCY
When was the page Provide a screen capture or specific
written or updated? information below as evidence
Date: No date given

Is the information current

enough for your topic?
Yes No If the topic is ongoing the date would matter
Why might the date matter because it may contain outdated information.
for your topic?

RELIABILITY Provide a screen capture or specific information below as

Are there references given
evidence
for the information on the Yes
site? No list of information is given, only further readings.

Look for a bibliography or any

list of materials used in the
creation of the page. No
 Is the content primarily
opinion? The content is based on economic
Yes No
explanations rooted in fact. The
Is the content biased or
content is not bias because opinion is
balanced? Why might bias
not used as a means of argument.
matter for your topic?
Here is an example:

Created by Elizabeth Dolinger, Information Literacy Librarian Mason Library Keene State College. Posted with permission.

AUTHORITY
Who wrote the page? Email: Provide a screen capture or specific
information below as evidence
If there is no specific author, Name: Gene Smiley
what is the name of the
organization responsible for the
site? You may need to visit the
homepage to find the answer.

Is there evidence that the Evidence: Professor of Provide a screen capture or specific
author or organization is an Economics information below as evidence:
expert on this subject?
PURPOSE AND POINT OF VIEW
Why was the page Provide a screen capture or specific information below
put on the web? as evidence
The page was established
Are there ads on the to provide an economic
site? How do they explanation for the Great
relate to the topic Depression.
covered?
There are no ads on the
Example: an ad selling site.
ammunition next to an
article about firearm The content is not an
legislation.
opinion piece.
Is the content
primarily opinion?

What is the domain .com .edu .mil .org Provide a screen capture or specific information below
extension? .net .gov as evidence

How might this Other

influence the __________________
purpose?

Based on the writing Children Provide a screen capture or specific information below
style and General Public as evidence
vocabulary, who is Students
the intended Scholars or
audience? professionals
Other
Will you use the source? WHY or WHY NOT?

I would use this as a source if I was given a means to use smaller sources. This source
does not have citations in the text. This is unfortunate because the information is great,
but there is no way to prove it on an academic level unless sublimated with another
source.