Mary E. Brown, Ph.D., Professor
Information Science

Southern Connecticut State University
501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515

Department of Information and Library Science
Fax: 1.203.392-5780 / Phone: 1.203.392-5781
Toll Free: 1-888-500-SCSU, then press 4

Evaluating a Web Site

• How to Critically Analyze Information Sources [a general resource from Cornell U] Covers initial appraisal and content analysis. Critically Analyzing Information Sources
• The Web as a Research Tool: Evaluation Techniques [Widner Univ] Covers need for evaluation, review and adapting of traditional print evaluation criteria. Evaluating Web Resources
• Web Evaluation Techniques: Bibliography [Widner Univ] Covers print and online resources.
• Evaluating World Wide Web Information [Purdue U] Evaluating Web Sites and Evaluating Information
• Evaluating Quality on the Net [Babson College, MA] Covers relevance of existing criteria, generic criteria for evaluation tools, key indicators of quality.

DL Specialization

If you are interested in "specializing" in digital libraries ...

Summary of recommended electives:

Information Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits)

Online Information Retrieval (3 credits)

Library Automation (3 credits)

Digital Libraries (3 credits)

Indexing and Abstracting (3 credits)

Information-seeking Behavior (3 credits)

Information Networks (3 credits)

Advanced Reference Materials and Services (3 credits)

Advanced Cataloguing (3 credits)

Management of Electronic Resources and Services (3 credits)

Recommended Continuing Education (post-MLS):

Designing Instructional Software (3 credits)

Instructional Design Principles (3 credits)

Designing Corporate Training Environments (3 credits)

Preservation of Library Materials (3 credits)

Preservation of Digital Media (3 credits)

Copyright (3 credits)

Internship (such as at Connecticut College or UMass-Amherst)