Music 116

Website Evaulation

• Example 1
• Example 2
• Example 3

1. Connect to the following sites which contain biographical information on Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin and Ludwig von Beethoven
   
   1. Site 1
   2. Site 2
   3. Site 3
      
2. Using the evaluation criteria, evaluate each website.
   
3. Rank the website from most to least useful and support you decisions
   

• Who wrote the content and what are his/her credentials?
  Does the author provide contact information?
  Authors can be an organization or government agency
  Know the difference between an author and a webmster.
• What is contained in the site and is it complete?
  Is it an abstract or a complete article?
  Does it require payment for additional information?
• Where is the site located?
  What is its domain or sponsor?
  • Edu-Education
  • Org-Organization
  • Gov-Government
  • Com-Commercial
  • Net-Network
• When was it last updated?
  Does it have a copyright date?
  Are the links updated?
  Is the page automatically updated?
• Why was it published?
  To inform/To sell/To persuade
  Try to locate a page's "mission statement" or "about us"
• How accurate is the information?
  Can the information be confirmed using other sources?