Google and Bing are the names of two popular search engines. There are many others. Google and Bing are not websites.
The basic criteria for evaluating a website:
Website Evaluation
Authority
Accuracy
Currency
Coverage
Objectivity
(Who wrote it?)
(Is the information correct?)
(Is the site current?)
(Is there in-depth information?)
(Is there bias? Opinion? Is the site trying to sell or persuade? What is the extension?)
Publication information required for citing a website:
Author. (If given) “Title of article.” (If given) Name of site. (If given) Date of
publication or last update. (if given) Sponsoring organization or
publisher. (If given) URL. Date accessed.
Sample Website Entry:
Stewart, Hayden. “Let’s Eat Out: Full-Service or Fast Food?” Amber Waves.
Sept. 2004. USDA Economic Research Service.www.ers.usda.gov/amber-
waves/2018/march . Accessed on 2 Mar. 2008.