Group1

1. Validity of Website

Author

-Include authors name

-If not there, find sponsoring organization on homepage

Publisher

-Professional sources

example: journals

-Non-professional sources

example: magazines

-Sponsorship by respected organization



Dates
-Find date website was created
-Find date website was last edited
-Find history of when website was edited
-Find the copyright date

Goals
-Find out the purpose of the website
-Make sure pictures on the website related to the purpose
-Make sure the purpose of the website is the same as your research
-Make sure the source reports all sides equally

Scope
-Authors specialization
-Internal references and further reading
-Accepted knowledge in field or new theory
-Derivation of new information

Accuracy/Verification
-Replicate authors work
-Sources to verify information
-Text better than graphics
-Grammatical errors and typos

2. Website Names

Kind of information
http
Used for data collection and information systems
gopher
Used for searching for and retrieving sources online.
ftp
Transfer files from one host to another
news
Allows users from different locations to communicate

Name of the website
-Includes domain name
example: google, amazon, yahoo
-Gives purpose of website
.edu if used for educational purposes
.com if used for commercial purposes

Filetype
-Most websites are text documents and end in .html or .htm
-Picture documents end in .jpg or .gif
-Compressed files end in .zip or .tar

3. Bibliography

-Gives credit to a source when using there information to avoid plagirism

-Use MLA or APA style