Evaluating the Web

My summary version of Evaluating Web Site from the Ohio State University Libraries net tutor is as follows.

1.Purpose -
Advocacy (One Sided view)
Commercial (Promotion)
Reference/Information (Good for Assignment Referencing)

2.Author / Publisher -
Credibility of Author
Copyright to Publisher

3.Content –
Bias/Balance
Does it cover both views (Pros & Cons)
Is it updated regularly?

4.Recognition –
Tags by public bookmarks
Comments by readers
Referenced by others
Is it linked by any other credible sites?

Reference
http://liblearn.osu.edu/tutor/ Retrieved 26 August 2008.


My selection of the web site evaluation:

Models in information behaviour research
http://informationr.net/tdw/publ/papers/1999JDoc.html#ref8

This is a pretty good journal to read on about the different models in information behaviour. This journal not only gives the author's point of view but also discusses few of the other authors view points on information behaviour. The author has used different graphics to explain the process of information behaviour, information seeking behaviour, information processed at different levels, relationship between communication and information and finally a problem solving model.
These graphical explanation makes it easy to understand how the problems in information and communication at different levels has been solved by at different phases in time. The relationship chart of communication and information and the problem solving model simplifies the complex process of communication in a simple format. I would recommend this journal to anyone who does not know how communication takes place in a chain process and how feedback is important at every stage of communication of information.

The reliability and authority of the site / source / article -
We could rely on this journal for referencing purposes since it is a journal written for a University publication by T.D Wilson who holds a PHD.

The main ideas or subjects discussed in the article
The author has pretty much covered both views of the topic in discussion and he not only has given his view points but also has produced other authors models and figures for explanation and clarification.

The purpose for which the site was written (this might include any apparent external interest, intellectual motivation or contextual information)
I believe this journal is written for educational purposes for University of Sheffield students research purposes. This is a basis for their research in this topic.

1.In terms of your own future use, which 'body ' of information (ie. the original 'snapshot' of the site, or your own, annotated, analytical version) would be most useful to refer back to?

My annotated version would help me better understand what I have read and understood by the journal.

2.In term of external users (i.e. if you included this site as a hyperlink or resource on a website) which body of information would best help them judge if the site was useful or of interest to them?

I think to my knowledge if they are reading it through my blog or web site they would first read my version of it before even accessing through the hyper link. I think based on my review of the journal the reader might decide to view the link.