HWS Web Evaluation Toolkit

Getting the best from the Internet

Prepared by the Librarians of the Warren Hunting Smith Library

To find information about the site:
 

WHOIS

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois

Up-to-date ownership and contact information

GoLexa

http://www.golexa.com

Another gateway to an array of information sources about a website

URLTrends
http://www.urltrends.com

Includes number of incoming links, date site went online and listing in Open Directory

Collections of scholarly websites:

Internet Scout Project

http://scout.wisc.edu

A repository of quality websites.  Search for keywords in the "Archives"

Open Directory Project

http://dmoz.org

Librarian created and maintained, an excellent subject directory of web resources

World Wide Web Virtual Library

http://vlib.org

Maintained by subject experts at universities and research centers;  some subject areas are better represented that others

Resource Discovery Network (UK)

http://www.rdn.ac.uk

The UK's gateway to Internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community