What happen today.

Today, in UIR class, I did evaluation for Internet resources. I am supposed to choose one of the previous resource I did in the previous practical and evaluate it.

Therefore I chose this website as it is relatively easy than the other two.
www.accesshollywood.com

This website merely talks about the latest news about the celebrities and updated information on the most popular shows such as American Idol. For those who did not get to watch the latest episode, you can refer to this website.

Ok. Back to today's topic.

Let me just summarise what I did today. Here are the evaluations I did for today. I have to answer some questions in the practical. My answers are in italic.


Purpose
Are the aims of the website clearly stated?

Yes. The purpose of this website is to break the news regardless of popular or underground to the people, like us, who are outside the music industry.


Coverage
What is the coverage of the site? Is it comprehensive? What subject areas and materials are covered? Are there any pointers to further information that enhance the coverage of the site? Are the links to other sites useful?

There are updated news and information about the celebrities in the music industry and other latest music album, trends, etc. which will help me on my discussion topic. There are also blogs about music and other stuffs related to music found as links in the website.

Authority
Is this an authoritative source? Are there any reviews about this site or has it been included in any gateways or virtual libraries?

This website is authoritative and current because the news is updated daily and the members of the website deliver the latest information from the celebrities themselves.

Accuracy
Are the facts accurate? Does it use research as a basis? Is there political, ideological, or biasness in the source? Is it a factual site or one that contains an opinion? Are the references stated clearly? Is it free from grammatical, spelling and typographical errors?

Yes. The facts are accurate because the news in the website are delivered by the reports of the members who actually travel to the location to get his latest information.

Currency
Is the information up-to-date? Is it well-maintained?

The website is updated daily as it is proven by the date shown in every news article.


Accessibility
Is the site easily accessible? Does it require registration and log-ins? Are all the information accessible for FREE?

The website is easily accessible because users can view news without signing in. But some to view some things such as videos, etc, users need to register and login. Although users are required to login to view this videos, the registration is free.


Presentation and Arrangement
Is the information well presented and arranged? Is the information clearly, consistently and logically presented and arranged? Are there any features such as site map, an index or a search facility? How effective are the search features in helping users to find information?

Yes, the information and news in the website is well presented and arranged. It is well organized which will give the users ease to surf through the website without having difficulties knowing which is the latest news and the updated information.

Usability
Is it easy to use and navigate around? Are there user support facilities?

It is easy to use and navigate around because, as I mentioned in accessibility, it does not require signing in if users want to view news or information.

Overall
What is your overall impression of the quality of the website?

I think this website is easy to use and user-friendly because, it is well-organized and accessible to users. The news delivered in the site, is updated and useful to users(mostly teenagers) as most of them loves to hear news inside the music industry.