What is the URL of the Weblog page you are evaluating?
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What is the title of the Weblog? _________________________________________________________
What is the name of the person who maintains the Weblog? ____________________________________
Evaluating the Content
As you look at the questions below, put a Y or N on the line to answer the question.
Does the title of the Weblog provide information about its content? ____
Is the purpose of the Weblog stated on the Weblog page? ____
Is there a link to lead you to further information about the Weblog creator? ____
Can you determine the credentials of the creator from the Weblog content? ____
If you conduct a search on the creator's name in a search engine or in Google
Groups, can you find out what provides the creator with the authority to write
about the Weblog topic? ____
Can you tell from the comments on the Weblog that others treat the creator
as an expert in the topic that the Weblog covers? ____
Do many other Weblogs link to this one? ____
(Conduct a URL search in a blog search engine like Google BlogSearch/Technorati)
When looking at the blogger's posts, can you recognize any bias? ____
If the blogger includes a list of links to other Web sites or blogs,
does this help you determine the expertise or authority of the blog creator? ____
Is the content found in the blog written in a readable manner,
with correct grammar/spelling? ____
Does the content in the blog contradict information found in another source? ____
Is the information on the blog updated on a regular basis? ____
Summary of Findings
Using the data you have collected above, write a short statement explaining why
you would or wouldn't use this Weblog as a reputable source of information.
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