A Weblog (also known as a blog) is a Web page that functions as a publicly accessible unedited online journal. The journal can be formal or informal in nature and is usually updated on a daily basis by the author (U.S. Department of State n.d.; U.S. Legal Services Corporation 2007).

Questions to Ask About Information Provided by a Blog

• Who is hosting or sponsoring the blog?
  
  
• Does the author of the post provide links or citations to sources of factual information? If so, attempt to go back to the original source.
  
  
• Does the author provide a profile or other information that can help determine her/his qualifications for  writing on the subject? 
  
  
• Is the blog featured or mentioned on other Web sites? If so, which ones?
  
  
• Is the blog mentioned in newspapers, television/radio new casts, or other conventional media outlets? If so, which ones? 
  
  
• Does the author maintain other blogs, Web pages, or sites?

Sources Cited:

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of International Information Programs. n.d. Glossary. [ Washington , DC ]: U.S. Dept. of State.

U.S. Legal Services Corporation. Technology Initiative Grants Program. 2007. Tech glossary. Washington, DC: Legal Services Corporation. http://tig.lsc.gov/techglossary.php (accessed November 27, 2009).

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. 2008. Implications of recent Web technologies for NARA Web guidance. College Park, MD : U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 2008. http://www.archives.gov (accessed January 19, 2008).