evaluate a website, consider the
current is the information? How often
website is updated? Are the links
information important or unique and does
it meet your needs?
provides the information and what are
his/her credentials? Is the site
affiliated with a
educational organization? Is the contact
e-mail or phone number provided?
information originates from? Is the
information referenced? Could you verify
independently any of the information on
the site? Does the language seem biased?
Have you noticed any misspellings, typos
or grammatical errors?
Who is the
audience for this site? What is the
purpose of it: to educate, to sell, to
entertain? What is its domain: .gov or
.edu or .org (preferred) or .com - not
evaluate mobile applications, consider
C = Currency
R = Relevance
A = Authority
P = Purpose
P = Proven: Accurate & Useful
I = Intuitive
E = Easy
S = Stable interface
Courtney Mlinar, M.L.S., Top
Mobile Apps for Clinical Cases,
Nova Southeastern University,