THE WEB RESOURCE EVALUATION

Running head: WEB RESOURCE EVALUATION
WEB RESOURCE EVALUATION
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

WEB RESOURCE EVALUATION1
Content description
The website that has been chosen for the assignment belongs to one of the educational
departments at the University of Wyoming. The webpage that is selected is the online page that
is designed for the department of history that is present within the university. The webpage helps
the concerned viewers to understand the ways in which the department would be functioning for
the students. The webpage highlights the names and the academic qualifications of the professors
who have been teaching at the given department. The web page also highlights the history of the
department and the foundational discipline that is maintained within the organization. The
webpage further highlights the knowledge that might be gained by the students while they study
at the department of history at the esteemed University of Wyoming. The webpage further
highlights the various courses that are taught within the department at the various levels of
education.
Evaluation
Criterion #1: Authority
Is it clear who is sponsoring the creation and maintenance of the web resource?
The creation and the maintenance of the web resource is clearly undertaken by the
concerned authorities at the University of Wyoming. This is clearly observed on perusing
through the website.
Is there information available describing the purpose of the sponsoring organization?

WEB RESOURCE EVALUATION2
The webpage regarding the information of the Department of History at the esteemed
University of Wyoming contains specific information about the sponsoring organization. The
sponsoring organization in this case refers to the esteemed University of Wyoming.
Is there a way to verifying the legitimacy of the web resource’s sponsor? For instance, are phone
numbers, street and e-mail addresses available to contact for more information?
The legitimacy of the web resource can be verified with the University of Wyoming. The
web resource has provided its viewers with the contact information of the physical address of the
department of history within the university. The web resource also highlights the email addresses
of the department.
Is it clear who developed and wrote the material? Are his/her qualifications for writing on this
topic clearly stated? Is there contact information for the author of the material?
The author of the web page has not been mentioned within the web page.
What is the copyright information? Make certain to include it in all web resource references.
The copyright of the web resource belongs to the Department of History that is present
within the University of Wyoming. The operators of the web page are solely responsible for the
content of the web page.
Criterion #2: Accuracy
Are the sources for factual information given so they can be verified?
The sources for the factual information are provided within the web page. The concerned
web page contains information regarding the contact details of the university as well as the
department of history.