Criteria for evaluation of Internet Information Resources Criteria for evaluation of Internet Information Resources Alastair Smith , VUW Department of Library and Information Studies, New Zealand. Comments are welcomed by Alastair Smith . The Public-Access Computer Systems Review 8, no.
Sites can be useful both as information resources in themselves, and as links to other information.
However users can be frustrated by lists of resources which look promising, but turn out to simply contain more links. Specific aspects related to the content include the accuracy, authority, currency and uniqueness of a resource. You may wish to check this against other resources, or by checking some information about which you have special knowledge. Frequently the answer is that the information is placed to advertise, or support a particular point of view. Examing the URL can give clues to the authority of a source.