Website Review
INSTRUCTIONS
3-4 pages APA format
Mainly, you will discuss the historical content of a website.
Please consider the following in writing your review. Write a narrative that resembles the sample reviews. I can upload a Sample if you like….
The reviewing criteria will vary depending on the category. An archival site, for example, should be evaluated based on: the quality of the materials presented; the care with which they have been prepared, organized, edited, and introduced; the ease of navigation; and the usefulness to teachers, students, and scholars.
BE SURE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
What historical content appears on the website? Can you provide an example or two from the website? How comprehensive is the archive? Are there biases in what has been included or excluded? Does the archive offer a point of view or interpretation?
Online exhibitions and essays should be judged by the quality of their interpretation: What version of the past is presented? Is it grounded in historical scholarship? Is it original in its interpretation or mode of presentation? Does the digital format allow the creators to do something different or better than what has been done in books or films? Have the creators of the site made effective use of the medium? How easy is it to find specific materials and to find your way around the site?
1. Address the following four areas in your website review:
• Content: This is the primary focus of your review. What history does the website portray? Is the scholarship/content sound and current i.e. is it based on the latest historical writing/scholarship? What is the interpretation or point of view? You can consult the textbook and other historical writings. You can find journal articles on JSTOR via the Montclair State University library.
Form: Is it clear? Easy to navigate? Is it accessible to all users? Does it have a clear, effective, and original design? Does it have a coherent structure?
• Audience/Use: Is the audience clear? Will it serve the needs of that audience?
• New Media: Does it make effective use of the web? Does it do something that could not be done in print, an exhibition, or a film
