Web Searching and Evaluation
LIB 120
 

Part 1

Use an Internet search tool to find two relevant, quality sites on your Final Project topic.

For a list of search tools, see:
http://searchenginewatch.com/links/major.html

For each site you find, fill in the requested information below and attach a printout of the home page of each site you find.

Title and URL of site #1
 
 

 

Title and URL of site #1
 
 

 

Search Engine Used/
Directory or crawler?

 
 

Search Engine Used/
Directory or crawler?
 

 

Search statement used
 
 
 

 

Search statement used
 
 
 

 

Who created the site and why
 
 
 
 
 

 

Who created the site and why
 
 
 
 
 

 


 

Part 2

Provide a citation in MLA format and an annotation (one paragraph) each site that you found.  Remember, the annotation should take evaluation criteria into account::

  • Authority/credibility of the author
  • Purpose/intended audience
  • Accuracy/reliability of the information
  • Conclusion - is this a quality source of information for you topic? Why/why not?

Checklist for this assignment:

  • Part 1 worksheet
  • Printout of each Web site's home page.
  • Citation and annotation for each site
  • Paper Trail journal entry