You check to see if the information is current
You check to see if the information is accurate
You confirm that the author or site an authority on the subject.
You do as many of the above as possible.
You check to see if the author has been objective
important words
Boolean words
content words
keywords
With so much information on the Internet you are more likely to find what you need.
Better looking the web sites are more likely to have information that is correct.
it is better to use only one word.
it is better to write a complete sentence.
it is better to use as many significant words as possible
and, or, not
and, or, maybe
maybe, not
or, maybe, not
a directory search like Yahoo
a meta search site like Dogpile
a single search engine like Google.
An article that only presents one point of view or omits facts is biased.