1. Content

• Is the material at this site useful, unique, accurate, or is it derivative, repetitious, or doubtful?
• Is the information available otherwise?
• Is the resource full-text?
• Is the Internet version of the resource the most current version?
• Is the information biased? Does it give both sides of an issue or story?
• What was the motivation in creating the site?

2. Authority

• Consider the credibility of the person(s) responsible for developing/providing the material.
• What is their institutional affiliation, if any?
• What other credentials do they bring to the site?

3. Currency

• Does the site have any clear and obvious pointers to new content?
• Is the site updated on a regular basis?
• If so, how often - and how often would be appropriate for its content?
• Consider visiting the site repeatedly to determine this.

4. Organization

• Is the information easy to get to?
• Is the arrangement of links uncluttered?
• Is the information broken down into logical and digestible parts?

5. Accessibility

• Is the site available on a consistent basis?
• Is response time fast?
• Do the links work properly? Take into account factors such as:
  • Internet use fluctuates during different times of day.
  • Inaccessibility may not be the fault of the host site.
  • An Initial period of instability is common with new resources.
  • Resources may be accessible from different sites.
  • Machine addresses may change

Adapted from Pratt, Gregory F. "Guideline for Internet Resource Selection". C&RL News Mar. 1996:134-5., and Collins, Boyd R. "Rating the Net" Library Journal 15 Feb. 1996: 124