Site Selection Guidelines
Design Features
- Is organized and easy to find your way around
- Contains an explanation of what the page is about
- Contains a reasonable amount of information
- Presents tables, graphics, etc., that are readable
- Is visually interesting with pictures, color, sound and/or video
Ease of Use
- Loads in a reasonable amount to time and is consistently available
- Works easily to go to other links and return to the main page
- Has links to other sites that work
- Identifies helper applications clearly
Content
- Has a title that tells what the site is about
- Presents meaningful and useful content that is intended to educate, inform or entertain
- Presents information that is easy to read
- Includes content that has correct spelling and grammar
- Includes content that is current when appropriate for the topic
- Provides links to additional information
- Includes pictures that contribute to the overall appearance or are relevant to the content
Credibility
- Includes the author's name and e-mail address and/or information about the author
- Includes a date when the page was last updated
- Includes resources used to develop the information
- Does not request fees or names to use the site