Internet Resources in the Health Sciences

Quality Issues/Evaluation Aids


Evaluation Criteria: What to Look for in a Web Site
http://www4.umdnj.edu/chlibweb/webeval.html
Questions to consider when looking at a health-related Web site.  Designed by the librarians at the Reuben L. Sharp Health Science Library at the Cooper Health System.

Health On the Net Foundation Code of Conduct for medical and health web sites.
http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html
Eight principles that make up a good health-related web site.  Available in 13 languages.

International eHealth Code of Ethics
http://www.ihealthcoalition.org/ethics/ehcode.html

Web Site Evaluation Checklist
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/articles/evalr1.pdf
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/WebEvalNew.pdf
Two checklists to print and use when looking at any Web site.  With criteria and questions to ask about content, design, and access.  The first uses a 5-point ranking system and the second uses weighted yes/no answers.  Pages can score up to 80 points on each checklist.


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Updated 6/22/07
BJ Swartz
swartz@umdnj.edu

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