Website Analysis Worksheet- Arming Teachers and School Staff with Guns

Authority

Author or sponsor of the site. Qualifications and reputation of author/source. The authority and reputation of the source of the information will depend on the expertise, reputation and status of the source.

Questions to Ask	Clues to Look For
Is there an author? Is the page signed?  No, there is no author named/ listed. No the page is not signed.	Look for a header or footer stating authorship or an e-mail/postal address
Is the author qualified and/or reputable? An expert?  There is no author named or listed.	Are the author's credentials listed? What information can you find about the author through other searches or databases?
Who is the sponsor? National School Safety and Security Services	Sponsorship statement? Is there an "about" link?
Is the sponsor of the page reputable? How reputable? Not listed	--Is there a link of information about the author or the sponsor? Who links to this site? Go to www.altavista.com, type in the search window: link:all or part of url
If the page includes neither a signature nor a sponsor, is there any other way to determine its origin? National School Safety and Security Services is a private, independent school safety consulting corporation. We are independent, not product-affiliated, and not part of any "strategic alliance" affiliations, thereby making us free of outside influences and hidden agendas.	Is there an "about" link? Look at/dissect the URL Look at the domain and country codes Try a "who is" search http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
Are there links that take you outside of the site? Yes, there are. Links that take you to Twitter, YouTube, etc.	Look for frames, URL's different from the current site. Try opening each link in a new page to see the true URL.

Accuracy

Reliable and error-free information. Conformity to fact. Precision; exactness.

Questions to Ask	Clues to Look For
Is the information reliable and error-free? The information is error free, but there is no way to tell if the information is reliable.	typographical errors, spelling mistakes, bad grammar, credentials of the info. provider
Is there an editor or someone who verifies/checks the information? There is not a way to access the editorial information.	Is the information part of a larger publication, can you find the home page and access editorial information?
Where doubt exists, can the information be cross-checked with a reliable source? No, there is no bibliography or reference of where this information is based.	Bibliographies, references, check with established, reliable, sources

Objectivity

Judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices

Questions to Ask	Clues to Look For
Does the information show a minimum of bias? I think the information is a little biased.	--Who links to this site? Go to www.altavista.com, type in the search window: link:all or part of url (see "AUTHORITY")
Is the page designed to sway opinion?  Although it may be biased, the page is not designed to sway your opinion.	--A statement of the aims and objectives of the site (often in the "about this site" section).
Is there any advertising on the page? There is no advertising on the page.	advertising banners, links to commercial sites selling products/services

Currency

Belonging to the present time, being in progress now: current negotiations, prevalent, especially at the present time.

Questions to Ask	Clues to Look For
Is the page dated? No.	Date on page (often at bottom of page, news articles may have the date at the top of the article).
If so, when was the last update? There is not one that I see.	Is the date when the material was first written, first placed on the Web, or the date of when it was last revised?
How current are the links? Have some expired or moved? The links are as updated as 7 hours ago.	Click on links to pages inside and outside of the site. Do they work?

Coverage

The extent or degree to which something is observed, analyzed, and reported.

Questions to Ask	Clues to Look For
Is there an indication that the page has been completed, and is not still under construction? Everything is up and working correctly.	"Construction" signs, non-functioning links
If there is a print equivalent to the Web page, is there a clear indication of whether the entire work is available on the Web or only parts of it? There is not print equivalent.
What topics are covered? How in-depth is the material? School safety experts discuss why they are against arming teachers. There is not an index, but there is a site map.	An index A site map

Bibliography:
"Arming Teachers and School Staff with Guns." School Safety and School Security Experts: National School Safety and Security Services. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2013. <http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming