Evaluation and Authentication

Week 6: Evaluation and Authentication

Lecture Summary: Inforamtion quality is often regarded as any information that is healthy to use. The www is an open protocol meaning anyone can create a web content and thus that is why it has never been important to know the skills to evaluate wed based informatio. Information on the web is in three questions who relates to authorship, why relates to bias, accuracy and trusworthiness and what relates to currency, coverage and reliability . History of www in 1969 points to four host computers, 1971 23 host computers, 1980 200 host computers and 1984 2000+ host computers. How would it be possible to find worthy site on the internnet: Principles to know: what is being measured, content, visual feel, navigation and ease of use. Why does the inforamtion exist: Would you deem the information fit for use (fit for purpose). Criteria to use
Accuracy; Authority; Objectivity; Currency; Coverage. Never look at any web until confirmed if it is either personal or a site, also look at the domain. Find out why the page was published. Always make sure that sources of information are cited on the website.

Tutorial Summary: The tutorial will be covering how to evaluate web based informtion and the skill needed to evaluate information from web sites. Simply because anyone can publish their work on the web it poses questions of such kinds as what is these people's academic bakground to be able to auhor such work, and therefore if so how accurate is the information they present, also one may ask what is the purpose of the information and how balance is it.

Criteria For Evaluating a web site:

Author: Find out who authored the information and find out what is there academic qualification to be able to author the information.

Accuracy: Why do you believe information being presented is true i.e. is there anything on the page that makes the information accurate.

Objectivity: What is the purpose of the information being presented and find out the the author's stance on the information presented.

Currency: Look for the date when the information was first published and then see if the information has been regulary updated since then.

Coverage: Does the site deliver information that appeals to the topic being researched. Is the inforamtion of your level or too sophisticated.

Value: Now after visiting the website what is your final assessment of the information being presented, was it worth looking at. Is the site well edited and there are typing mistakes and poor grammar.

After comparing the two strategies from both websites i think knowing if the author is reputable or not is important point to be added in to the criteria of evaluation.

Evaluation of the website American Cultural History 1960-69

ACCURACY ~ The information on the webite shows accuracy in presentation of the information and in the facts presented about the 60s in America. Moreover, the coverage of the period in terms of cultural factors translates into how accurate the information being presented.

AUTHORSHIP ~ The author of this work is The Kingwood College Library, although their work as demonstrated in website is of a high quality their expertise to be able to author such work is not provided leaving one with questions of their worth.

PURPOSE ~ The purpose of this website is to help readers gain a broader understanding and appreciation for the culture and history of 1960s which I think it does.

DETAIL AND DESIGN ~ The website has been designed in a simple manner to allow for easy identification of critical information, this is shown through using headings and sub-heading to distinguish between important information. This is one of the important characteristics in reliability of webpages.

OVERALL WORTH~ This website is of a high quality both in the presentation of the information and the content of information. Having read the content in this website I now have a broader understanding of the 60s in American culture. Thus this webste was worth consulting

The Almost Great Society: The 1960s

Authorship~ This work was authored by Stanley K. Schultz a professor of History in the United States of America. Given his expertise as a professor of history there is reliability in this work compared to a one by a medical doctor authoring such work.

Accuracy~

Purpose~ The purpose of this website is to immerse readers into gaining an understanding about Lyndon Baines Johnson a president of United States of Amercia and his philosophies and political methods. This website gives readers an understanding about the civil rights protests and African American rights which it does but in little quantity of informatio.

Detail and Design~ The design of this website allow for easy identification of important information which is good for overall worth of the website. Moreover, the detail put together in this website covers the topic of LBJs presidency extensively.

Overall Worth~ This website was worth having a look, but in saying so there are many other sources that can be better than this source.