Subject Guides: SOC 210: Critical Thinking about Social Issues (Siegfriedt): Website Evaluation

Evaluating Resources

Evaluating Web & Other Resources (UC Berkley)
Use the questions on this page to help you critically evaluate the validity of a source.
Evaluating Sources of Information (Purdue OWL)
Developing your evaluation of information skills is critical to becoming a credible researcher.
Evaluating Health Information on the Internet (NIH)
Questions to help you discern the validity of the health information on a website.
SIFT Method (U Chicago)
The SIFT method is an evaluation strategy developed by a digital literacy expert, (S- Stop; I - Investigate the source, F - Find better coverage, T - Trace claims, quotes and media to the original content)
CRAAP Test (U of Chicago)
Description of how to evaluate sources using the Currency Relevance Authority Accuracy Purpose (CRAAP) method.