Websites
- USA.gov: U.S. History and Historical DocumentsUSAGov's mission is to make it easier for everyone to find and understand the government services and information they need—anytime, anywhere, any way they want.
- HistoryNetHistoryNet.com is brought to you by Historynet LLC, the world's largest publisher of history magazines. HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 5,000 articles originally published in our various magazines.
- History ClassroomHistory Classroom offers resources for teachers, parents and students including education guides, learning tools, and links to educational content.
- University of Houston Digital HistoryThe high-quality resource, www.digitalhistory.uh.edu, is free to use, and includes U.S. history textbooks, essays, multimedia exhibits, historical maps, speeches and images. It also includes primary source materials on slavery, Mexican American, Asian American and Native American histories, as well as audio-visual resources, including historic music, photographs and art works, and film trailers.
How to Evaluate Websites
Search Google for your topic keywords. Look for government, education, and/or organization webpages as well as news/magazine publications. Be cautious if using Wikipedia as the content cannot be verified.
Before using information found on a webpage, consider the following criteria to evaluate its credibility.
- Who is the author?
- What are his/her qualifications?
- Why was the website created?
- When was it last updated?
- How reliable is the information?