How do I find out to whom the author links the web pages?
If a link is no longer working, "truncate" the URL and try to find the same or related page on the same site. Run your cursor over the URL then select and delete from the right side back, stopping at different "/" marks.
Try each one until you find a page that tells you more about the site.
- Who sponsors it?
- Are they reputable?
- In the same field?
Click each of the links below to see truncation in action:
You can also use a search engine to search for the same file name on the site. This is how you would search the 21cif.imsa.edu web site for this tip on Links From found on a page called "evaluate3.html".
Each web site that offers a "search this site" option may set it up a little different, but there should be a text box in which to write the file name. The file name should be everything after the final "/" in the URL.
Authored by Lora K. Kaisler 2003