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Checklist for Internet Quality
- Fitness for purpose
- Statement on scope, target group, and purpose?
- Does the site serve its intended purpose?
- Content
- Uniqueness of information?
- Is the site available in another format?
- Relevant - and annotated - links to outside resources?
- Unfinished sections?
- Authority/Credibility
- Can the creator be identified?
- Creator's qualifications?
- Is the site sponsored?
- Opinions or facts?
- Are the sources of information stated?
- Peer reviewed or included in authoritative source?
- Grammar or spelling errors?
- Typographical errors?
- Quality control?
- Timeliness/Currency
- Updated and maintained frequently?
- Dead links?
- Easy identification of news?
- Navigation
- Clear logical structure?
- Reasonable organizational scheme?
- Easy to navigate between sections?
- Table of contents?
- Buttons up/down?
- Evidence of internal standardization?
- Home button?
- Search engine?
- Ease of Access
- Busy server?
- Access fees?
- Registration requirements?
- Design/Style
- Appropriate graphics?
- Is the design too complex?
- Does design aid in navigation?
- Readable text?
- Legible text?
- Exiting quality?
- Performance
- Large, heavy graphics?
- Text-only option?
- Browser compatibility?
- Software requirements?
- Metatags?
Reference for this Checklist:
Annette Skov. Internet Quality: Separating the Wheat from
the Chaff. Database Aug/Sept, 1998, p. 40.
