Evaluative Criteria for Sites Indexed in Refdesk:
- 1. Free access to site content
- - No subscription/access fees
- 2. Authority of the source
- - Author's credentials available
- 3. Accuracy/comprehensiveness of information
- - Information range is wide in depth and scope; author's name listed along with way to contact
- 4. Organization/clarity of presentation
- - Clear, intuitive layout, labeling, and indexing
- 5. Objectivity in presenting information
- - Information free of author's or advertiser's biases
- 6. Currency/timeliness
- - Information/links current and updated regularly as stated on web site
- 7. Ease of connection/access, navigation, and use
- - Site can be viewed without fees or special browser software; quick connection time; site map available
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