For step-by-step directions in print see the PDF below or for video instructions watch the video below.
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EVALUATING WEBSITES
To determine the quality of information on a website check the following:
Authority – Who is responsible for the content of the page? What are the individual or organization’s goals and purpose? Is there contact info? What’s the domain?
Accuracy – Are the sources for any factual information clearly cited? Is the information free of errors that would indicate a lack of quality control or produce inaccuracies in the information?
Objectivity – Is there bias? Who’s the intended audience? Is advertising playing a role?
Currency – Date published? Date last revised? Out-dated info? Out-dated links?
Coverage – Page still under construction? Does it address intended topics or has something significant been left out? Is there a fee to get to some of the information? Is the info well supported and cited?
Evidence-Based Practice A snapshot from the NASW
Ethics Resources and Research An overview from the NASW
More social work policy research and data
DATA on LGBTQ population from Williams Institute UCLA
To find federal info prior to 1/21/25 use The Wayback Machine
For more assistance finding federal info:
Guide to Finding Gov't Info during the 2025 Administration Transition (University of Minnesota Libraries)
Guide to Data Preservation 2025 (Salem State University Berry Library)
Social Work Pioneers A database of pioneers in the social work field. Provided by NASW.
Social Work History Facts from the NASW.
History of the NASW 1917-1955 From Virginia Commonwealth Library
A History of Social Welfare A digital collection provided by Cornell University. Search or browse its texts, view timelines.