Use the CABLE Method to Evaluate Resources
Adapted from: The Library Instruction Cookbook "CABLE Cook-off: Learning to Evaluate Web Sites" (90-91)
Understanding Web Domains
The domain of a website provides basic information about the creating entity of the site. This information helps you to determine the site's authority.
Domain (Source Types)
.com (Commercial entities)
.edu (Educational institutions)
.gov (Government agencies)
.org (Non-profit organizations)
.mil (Military)
.net (Network infrastructures)
For example, if you are looking for a government website you will most likely go to a site with .gov in the web address. (ex. http://www.census.gov/).
Limit by Domain (.org, .gov, .edu, .mil) use site: