Chapter 4. Evaluation of Software and Web Sites
Published Online: 29 APR 2002
DOI: 10.1002/0470846607.ch4
Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Biosciences on the Internet: A Student's Guide
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How to Cite
Dussart, G. (2002) Evaluation of Software and Web Sites, in Biosciences on the Internet: A Student's Guide, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470846607.ch4
Publication History
- Published Online: 29 APR 2002
- Published Print: 28 FEB 2002
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780471498421
Online ISBN: 9780470846605
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- evaluation;
- guidelines;
- designers;
- journals;
- societies;
- museums;
- broadcasting;
- bibliographic;
- services;
- companion
Summary
Websites can be evaluated for the way they are presented and for the economy of effort that goes into their use. Guidelines are offered for identifying these mechanical aspects of a website and students are encouraged to recognise good practice by imagining they are web page designers. Advice is given on the criteria that can be used to evaluate the intellectual content of a web site, but the bottom line is that students need to use informed common sense. Students are shown examples of how to dissect a URL in order to clearly identify where a website is hosted and by whom it was authored. Advice is also given on how to deal with hidden URLs. The text discusses a range of conventionally reliable academic websites including those relating to academic journals, academic societies, museums, broadcasting institutions, review journals, bibliographic on-line services and companion websites.