The most important factor when evaluating Web sites is your search, your needs.
Scholarly sources are traditionally very strongly text-based.
Compare the appearance and the content of an academic journal with a popular magazine. Color graphics appeared on the New York Times Web site before they appeared in the printed New York Times, for instance. Compare the Web versions of Mississippi Review , The New York Times , U. S. News , and the National Enquirer . Evaluating Internet-based Information. Thinking Critically about World-Wide Web Resources.