Activity 3.

3: Evaluating Websites: Checklist

This activity is adapted from the University of Maryland: Evaluating Web Sites: A Checklist
www.lib.umd.edu/tl/guides/evaluating-checklist

Directions:
1. Using the Internet, research on topics under CoVid-19 in the Philippines.
2. Read through the checklist and answer each question in your notebook.
3. Attach a printout of the web site you are evaluating and paste in your notebook:

Print out of the website

1. What is the URL or web address of the web site you are evaluating?

http:// https://www.who.int/news/item/28-11-2021-update-on-omicron _

2. What is the title of the web site? World Health Organization

AUTHORITY AND ACCURACY

Who is the author of the web site?

✓ I couldn’t tell
The author is: _

What authorship clues did the URL (web address) provide? Check all that
apply:

company (.com) country-specific site (e.g., .uk)

non-profit organization (.org) military site (.mil)

academic institution (.edu) network of computer (.net)

personal web page (e.g., www.jamieoliver.com)

✓ other? Please describe: .int or
government agency (.gov) international characterizing its
use for international
organizations and treaty-related
purposes.

PURPOSE AND CONTENT

What is the purpose of the web page or site? Check all that apply:

A personal web page

✓ A company or organization web site
A forum for educational/public service information
A forum for scholarly/research information
For entertainment
An advertisement or electronic commerce
A forum for ideas, opinions, or points of view
 Other – please explain:

In your own words, briefly describe the purpose of the web site:

It is to inform people about health and other things that is related to it, especially in this time of pandemic
where knowledge about health is a must.

What does the web site provide? Check one:

✓ Balanced, objective or factual information

Biased, subjective or opinionated statements
Are the arguments well supported? Yes No
Both objective and subjective information
I couldn’t tell
Other – please explain:

Does the web site provide any contact information or means of

communicating with the author or webmaster? ✓ Yes _ No

CURRENCY

When was the web site last revised, modified, or updated?

I couldn’t tell
It was updated on: November 26, 2021

Is the site well maintained?

I couldn’t tell

✓ Yes
No

File: Evaluating Websites: A Checklist University of Maryland Libraries * T&L * 2/2014