Websites

• The World Wide Web has the largest variety of information available anywhere, the content of which is completely indiscriminate and unedited. There are ways, however, to evaluate the Websites you find on the Internet for credibility, authority, and reliability.
• Types of Websites are indicated by their three-letter extension. A few samples are as follows:
• .com : commercial Websites; oftentimes, but not always, business related enterprises; usually offering or advertising (directly or indirectly) some goods or services to consumers.
  [Examples: www.futonsstore.com; www.statefarm.com; Amazon.com]
• .edu : universities and colleges, or other related educational institutions.
  [Examples: www.yale.edu; www.udel.edu; www.mitchell.edu]
• .gov : government departments and agencies.
  [Examples: www.bls.gov; www.gpo.gov; www.loc.gov]
• .org : organizations; usually non-profit.
  [Examples: www.amnesty.org; www.ucsusa.org; www.moveon.org]

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