Internet Resources

The Teton County Library Information Center Staff has compiled a list of selected links in the following categories:
	Business	Consumer Information
	Education	Genealogy
	Health & Medicine	Legal
	News	Quick Reference
	Recreation	Seniors
	Taxes	Travel
	Weather	Wyoming Information

Evaluating the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is a vast resource of information and anyone with Web building knowledge can create a Web site.

To effectively gather the information available on the Web it is necessary to know how to evaluate Web sites using the following criteria:

	Author of Site	Objective
	Purpose of Site	Accuracy
	Intended Audience	Comprehensiveness
	Design	Currency

Author

• Who is the author of the Web site and how are they related to the information they are providing? The author can be an individual, an educational institution, a nonprofit organization, a government agency, a company, or an employee or volunteer of any of these groups.
  
  
• What are the credentials of the author or organization? Who else are they affiliated with?

Purpose

• Is the purpose or mission of the Web site clearly stated?
• Is the content informative, or for sales or advocacy?
• Does the site meet your information needs?

Audience

• Who is the intended audience of the Web site? For instance, the general public has different needs than scholars or children.

Design

• Is the Web site easy to use?
• Does the site require additional technical needs?
• Is the organization of information clear?

Objective

• Is the information provided objective or subjective?
• Are opinions stated as such?

• Are grammar and spelling correct?
• Does the Web site provide hyperlinks or footnotes to primary source information?

Comprehensiveness

• Is the Web site comprehensive in its content?

Currency

• Web sites providing news, statistics, and medical information should be current.
• Does the Web site provide dates when pages were last updated?
• Are links to additional Web sites outdated?

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