Internet sources are the easiest and fasted place to go for information. But be careful, because most internet sources do not go through a peer-review process or have any kind of oversight, so anyone could put something about Medieval history on the Internet.
Source: Washington Post
There are some good Internet websites on Medieval History. A few clues will help you to determine if an Internet source is reliable or not.
- Is the website hosted at a university (.edu, .ac.uk, etc.) web address? - If yes, that's good because websites hosted at universities are more reliable to have good information
- Does the website give detailed information about the creator of the website? - If yes, that's good since you can cross-reference the author(s) or organization
- Does the website look like it's being maintained (do links work? is the last update from 2001?) - If no, then the website might not get you information you want since things don't work correctly on the website
- Does the website have advertisements or odd links on it? - If yes, then it might be a personal or commercial website, which may not have reliable content
These are just some things to look for when evaluating Internet resources.
* Tip: if you find something on a website that seems legitimate, cross-reference it - especially academic resources - to verify its autheniticity.
