• Scholarly Publishing is not Self Publishing (also known as Vanity Publishing)
• Narrow (Scholarly) versus Broad Focus
• Intellectual Ancestry (References) an Attribute of Scholarship
• Peer-Reviewed (Scholarly) or Self-Assessement of Worth

• Individuals
• Companies
• Media
• Organizations
• Groups
• Goverments
• Societies, Associations

• Format of Distribution
• HTML
• Adobe Acrobat pdf files
• Other emerging formats
• Finding research Library catalogs on the Net
• Indexing & Abstracting services on the Net
• Access to Document Delivery on the Net

• Are Criteria for Inclusion of Information Stated?
• What is the Authority of theAuthor or Creator?
• What is the Authority of the Institutional Affiliation?
• Is the treatment Neutral or Biased, Advocacy, Promotional, Public Relations?
• What is the Stability of the Information?
• Is the Format Appropriate?
• What are the Software/Hardware Requirements?

Alexander, Jan and Marsha Tate. (1996, October 21). Teaching Critical Evaluation Skills for World Wide Web Resources. Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University. 

Auer, Nicole. (1996, December 16). Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Ciolek, T. Matthew. (1996, December 21). Information Quality WWW Virtual Library. Australian National University.

Grassian, Esther. (1996, May 9). Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources. UCLA College Library.

Kirk, Elizabeth. (1996, December 18). Evaluating Information Found on the Internet. Milton S. Eisenhower Library, John Hopkins University.

McLachlan, Karen. (1996). Teacher's Cyberguide.

Ormondroy, Joan, Michael Engle, and Tony Cosgrave. (1995, January 20). How to Critically Analyze Information Sources. Cornell University Library.

Rader, Hannelore, Billie Reinhart, and Gary Thompson. (1997, January 1). Guide to Information Literacy. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library.

Rettig, James. (1995, November 8). Putting the Squeeze on the Information Firehose: The Need for 'Neteditors and 'Netreviewers. University Libraries, College of William and Mary.

Scholz, Ann. (1996, February). Evaluating World Wide Web Information. Purdue University Libraries.

Schrock, Kathy. (1996, September 18). Guide for Educators.

Smith, Alastair. (1996, May 23). Criteria for Evaluation of Internet Information Resources. Victoria University of Wellington Department of Library and Information Studies.

Smith, Alastair. (1996, December 18). Evaluation of Information Sources. Information Quality WWW Virtual Library, Australian National University.

Stepno, Bob and Bob Henshaw. (1995, November 14). Quality of Information ... and Disinformation Online. School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Tillman, Hope. (1996, November 30). Evaluating Quality on the Net. Babson College Libraries.

Citations from Peterson, Billie (December 1996),"Tech-Talk," LIRT News, 10-12.