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Web Evaluation: usability

What to look for:

• Is the site easy to navigate?
• Do the links work?
• Are spelling and grammar correct?
• Are the pages clear and uncluttered?
• Does the site provide a way to search its content?

The visual look of a website has no bearing on the quality of information. Professional-looking websites may sometimes be poor sources of information.

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Overview

• Authorship
• Currency
• Objectivity
• Scope
• Usability

Use define: to get a definition.

Examples
• define:research
• define:primary source

Use site: to retrieve results from a certain site or type of site

Examples
• apa citations site:.edu
• pollution site:epa.gov

• Hakia  
• Quintura  
• Wolfram Alpha  
• Clusty  
• RefSeek  

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