Web Page Evaluation EDTL 6360 - Nick Rider
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Abraham "Honest Abe" Lincoln●
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● The websites that were compared both
are websites that provide information in
regards to the 16th president of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln.
Web Page # 1
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln
Web Page # 2
http://www.angelfire.com/my/abrahamlincoln/index.html
Authority
Whitehouse.gov
It is pretty obvious that the white house is the authoritative figure on
this website.
Angelfire.com
Angelfire is the authoritative figure on this website. They are a free host for
anyone who wishes to build a website.
Accuracy
Whitehouse.gov
This website is very accurate without links to other resources beyond the website. It is a government website proven by the .gov suffix and it was
meant specifically provide background information on all of the
presidents of the United States.
The website states the information regarding Abraham Lincoln came
from a reliable source from the white house and provides bibliographic
information on the source.
Angelfire.com
This website is very questionable when it comes to whether or not it is
a probable source. First off it is hosted for free on Angelfire, which any person in the world can two.
Secondly it has advertisements all over the place.
The information does appear to be in depth and comprehensive, so I dug deeper to find how well I could rely on it. I was surprised to find a full
bibliography on the information, but the website lacks parenthetical
citations, or tie-ins to the sources.
Currency
Whitehouse.gov
When I investigated the page there was no updated last information but, at the bottom of the web page, the
bibliography information says that the source that the information came
from was published in 2009 by the White House Historical Association.
Angelfire.com
This website states clearly that the information was last updated August 21st, 2005 at the bottom of the page.
Objectivity
Whitehouse.gov
The White House Historical Association was responsible for the information published on the website. So if there is any bias on the information, it is American.
Angelfire.com
The information published on this website was collected from a very large group of proven sources all referenced in the bibliography page.
Which site would I choose?
Whitehouse.gov
This source would be the one that I would use for my students to
research any of the presidents on the United States for solid, reliable information. Almost always, for
research purposes websites that end in .gov are going to be the most
accurate.
I would not entirely rule out the second web page, but I would be very careful to double check any facts that are used on that page, before accepting them as facts.
Resources / Credits
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln
http://www.angelfire.com/my/abrahamlincoln/index.htmlhttp://docs.google.com
http://www.slideshare.com