Iranian Journal of Information Processing & Management (Jul 2008)

Web site Evaluation Criteria

  • Mojdgan binesh

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 4
pp. 127 – 143

Abstract

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The ever-increasing evolution of the Internet and the growing number of the resources accessible through this medium, has turned the issue of resource evaluation of the internet-based information into a controversial and cogent issue. By nature, the internet milieu is uncontrollable. It concomitantly contains both verifiable and unverifiable information. Thus it behooves the internet users to develop resource evaluation and critical thinking skills in order to discern appropriate quality resources. Through review and comparison of the available checklists, the present paper endeavors to offer criteria for website evaluation

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