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Evaluate any 'Value Add' service of the site
What can be considered a valuable addition to a Web site? Generally,
anything that helps the user find the information needed. Here are
some examples: Web sites moderated by trained
professionals who receive and respond to feedback;
evaluation or rating of informational content or presentation on this or
other sites; provision of text-only formats, search engines, navigational
and help tools.
Things to look for:
- Evidence of a content manager with appropriate credentials
- Clear navigation bars
- Index and/or search facilities
- Descriptions of site structure beyond the table of contents (site
maps)
- About or help information
- Summaries or abstracts
- Ratings and/or evaluations
- Feedback mechanisms
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Originally published May 1996 by Lida L. Larsen,
Assistant Director, Collegial Relations and Information Services,
Office of Information Technology, University of Maryland,
College Park. Revised April 2006. Copyright Protected
Questions, comments, and suggestions can be sent
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