Saturday, February 2, 2008

How to Evaluate a Website

How to Evaluate a Website
The Oncoliink website covered all of the good assets of a professional website. They were authoritative and accurate with their information. Furthermore, they were current and displayed minimal bias. Ccientific studies were accurate and there wasn't any direct advertising on the site. In contrast, the World Health Organization did not supply any supporting references, dates, and no contact information. This website would lead me to believe that this is of opinion and not scientific fact.
The Martin Luther King.org website had authority problems also. It showed that David Duke the leader of the Ku Klux Klan had his biased opinion throughout the website. Also, there was third-party information that was posted on the website that is also very questionable. Thekingcenter.org is a much better source for reference. They supplied actual documents that Dr. King wrote while he was in the Birmingham Jail. This website was authoritative, very accurate, current and did not display any bias.

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