Examples of the Various Types of Web Pages

EVALUATING WEB PAGES
LINKS TO EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS CONCEPTS

Examples of the Various Types of Web Pages

Advocacy Web Pages
Physicians for Social Responsibility (http://www.psr.org)
The National Anti-Vivisection Society (http://www.navs.org)
The Minuteman Press Online (http://www.afn.org/~mpress/)
Business/Marketing Web Pages
Lands' End Direct Merchants (http://www.landsend.com/)
General Motors (http://gm.com)
Informational Web Pages
Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov)
OncoLink (http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu)
HHS News (http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/releases/96news/96news/nrsmoke.htm)
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html)
Smithsonian Institution (http://www.si.edu)
News Web Pages
washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Philadelphia Online (http://www.phillynews.com)
Wall Street Journal (http://www.wsj.com)
Personal Web Pages
The Official Home Page of Ken (http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/k/j/kjr106/index.html)
Timothy Burke's Home Page (http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/tburke1)

Note: These links are provided as a resource to assist in teaching. We do not have responsibility for the content of the material found on the linked pages. Users should be aware of the possibility of encountering potentially offensive material at some sites.

Links to Sites/Pages Which Can Be Used to Discuss Authority and Accuracy

OncoLink (http://oncolink.upenn.edu)
Tobacco Control Archives (http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/index.html)
The Smoking Section (After entering the site, select "Smokers' Issues") (http://www.smokingsection.com)
The True but Little Known Facts About Women with Aids, with documentation (http://147.129.1.10/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm)
WWW.CIOLEK.COM Asia Pacific Research Online (http://www.ciolek.com)
Mankato, Minnesota Home Page (http://lme.mankato.msus.edu/mankato/mankato.html)

Links to Sites/Pages Which Can Be Used to Discuss Objectivity

The National Right to Life Committee (http://www.nrlc.org)
NARAL (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League) (http://www.naral.org)
Consumer Reports Online (http://www.consumerreports.org)

Links to Sites/Pages Which Can Be Used to Discuss Currency and Coverage

USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com)
About USA Today Online - the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (http://www.usatoday.com/leadpage/about.htm)
Article by Hope Tillman entitled "Evaluating Quality on the Net" (http://www.tiac.net/users/hope/findqual.html)
Roget's Thesaurus (http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 Edition (http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/webster.form.html
CNN (htp://www.cnn.com)

Links to Sites/Pages Which Can Be Used to Discuss Additional Evaluation Challenges Presented by the Web

Marketing Oriented Web Pages (Blending Advertising and Entertainment or Information)
No Smoke Home Page (http://www.smokefreekids.com/)
Melatonin Central (http://www.melatonin.com)
The "Alternative" White House (http://www.whitehouse.net)
The Official White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov)
Chips Ahoy (http://www.chipsahoy.com)
Joe Boxer (http://www.joeboxer.com)
CourtTV (http://www.courttv.com)
Time Warner's Pathfinder (http://www.pathfinder.com/welcome)

Sites Which May Require Additional Software to View Selected Pages
Federal Tax Forms (http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/pubs.html)
PBS Kids (http://www.pbs.org/kids)

Copyright: J. Alexander & M. A. Tate: 1996-1999
Compiled by: J. Alexander & M. A. Tate
Last Revised: 21 July 2000
Adapted by: Dr. D.E. Haley, 28 August 2000