Website evaluation

Website Evaluated: The Children's Literature Web Guide

Accessibility

Does the page take a long time to load?

The site basically loaded instantly as I finished typing it in. This was on wireless internet at college, but the website looks very friendly to those you have dial up connection and don’t have the luxury of faster internet.

Are the images big enough for children to see?

There was really only one image on any given page of the website and I wouldn’t really even consider it an image as it was a picture of words or text. It was big enough to see, but not very appealing at all.

Is there a picture on the page that you can use to choose links?

See section above.

If you go to another page, is there a way to get back to the first page?

Some of the links that you clicked on brought you to places where you could find access to a back button, but most weren’t the easiest to find and some didn’t contain one at all. Of course you could always use the back button on the browser though.

Usability

Does the title of the page tell you what it is about?

The title states, “The Children’s Literature Web Guide”. It sounds pretty self-explanatory to me.

Is there an introduction on the page telling you what is included?

The introduction is very hard to find as it’s towards the very bottom of the page and you actually have to click on it. Sounds like it’s a bit of work to find something that should be at the beginning.

Are the facts on the page what you were looking for?

They go along with what the site says it’s going to give you.

Would you have gotten more information from an encyclopedia?

Following each link you would get more information, but if you were looking for something specific then I would suggest an online encyclopedia.

Would the information have been better in the encyclopedia?

I think there would have been more specific information in an encyclopedia.

Do the pictures and photographs on the page help you learn?

They don’t help at all. Not because the pictures are bad, but more because the pictures are nonexistent.

Does the page lead you to some other good information (links)?

This is actually what the site is made for. There are many links doing exactly this. Some links actually don’t work anymore though.

Credibility

Was the site developed by a reputable company (.com or .net), educational institution (.edu), or organization (.org)?

N/A

It actually ended in .ca instead of the usually ending.

If the site is developed by an individual is the author’s name and e-mail address on the page?

The authors name is included on the bottom of the website along with the email address.

Is there a date that tells you when the page was created or updated?

There is a date along the bottom of the page even though it hasn’t been updated in 8 years.

If there are photographs, do they look real?

N/A

If there are sounds do they sound real?

N/A

Does the author of the page say some things you disagree with?

They really don’t say much as most of the site is just links to other related sites or other helpful sites.

Does the page include information you know is wrong?

Not that I know of.