Conclusion

As licensed Internet Detectives with your first case successfully solved, you are ready to solve the myteries of additional web site cases. You have your kit with Internet tools, such as the Way Back Machine and Whois. Your know how to track the Internet fingerprint of a web address. You know how to ask investigative questions to uncover the truth when web sites are more than they seem to be, often with hidden agendas and purposes. You are ready to open your own Internet Detective Agency!

If you want to learn more about web site evaluation, several universities have posted resources on the web. Some helpful web sites include:

Cornell's Olin Library: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/webeval.html

Leslie University's Ludcke Library: http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html

UC Bekeley Library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Evaluation.html