HOW DOES THIS SITE RATE?

The reviews are based on 5 criterion as follows:

AUTHORITY
                          Is it clear who is responsible for the contents of the page?
                          Are the qualifications or credentials given?
                          Is there a way of verifying the legitimacy of this individual?

 ACCURACY
                          Are the sources for any factual information clearly listed so they can be verified in another source?
                          Are there any grammatical, spelling, and typographical errors? 

OBJECTIVITY
                          Are the person's biases clearly stated?
                          If there is advertisements with in the site, are they separate from the informational content?

CURRENCY
                          Are there dates on the page (When the page was written, copyrighted, first published, or last revised)?
                          Has the information been revised?

COVERAGE
                          Is there an indication that the page has been completed, and is not still under construction?

MY REVIEW
1. AUTHORITY:    Cynthia Lanius has done an excellent job of taking responsibility for the contents of her web site.  She has provided links for
                               her biography including credentials and qualifications. These also include all organizations she represents.

2. ACCURACY:    All sources of information  are not specific.  However the information is verifiable through provided links. Her basic grammar
                               and spelling are excellent and seem to be flawless.

3. OBJECTIVITY: This site has specific objectives and has provided clear information free of advertisements or biases.

4. CURRENCY:    The copyright listed is 2002 , however a copyright company cannot be verified.

5. COVERAGE:     This site appears to be complete and provides detailed explanation of the topics at hand.

This evaluation technique used is found at Evaluation Web Resources, Evaluating Internet Resources, and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources.

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