Additional resources:
Rate My Source - University of Wisconsin tool. It will help you evaluate a source. Based on your answers, Rate My Source will assess whether your source is appropriate for college research. The result is only guidance for you to consider along with your own judgment.
Evaluating the authority, usefulness, and reliability of the information you find is a crucial step in the process of library research. The questions you ask about books, periodical articles, multimedia titles, or Web pages are similar whether you're looking at a citation to the item, a physical item in hand, or an electronic version.Use the CRAAP Test to help you evaluate the information you find for:
Currency - The timeliness of the information.
Relevance - The importance of the information for your needs
Authority - The source of the information
Accuracy - The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content.
Purpose - The reason the information exists.
Evaluating Websites - CRAAP Test
Evaluating Web Pages: Questions to Ask & Strategies for Getting the Answers is an excellent guide from UC Berkeley.
Activity:
You are looking for a credible / reputable website for your research essay. Which of the following websites would be acceptable?