Sunday, March 4, 2012

Website Evaluation #1

 http://www.dhmo.org/
Di-hydrogen Monoxide Research Division

Who

Has someone taken responsibility for the content of this Web site?
At the bottom of the page there is a copyright to Tom Way.
 
Is information about the author or organization clearly stated?
It does have a lot of information about the organization but I have not found information about the author.

Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
There doesn't seem to be any other information on the site about the author other then his name and an email.

What

Is the information biased in any way?
The information doesn't seem to be biased its mainly a collection of facts and studies done on DHMO.
 
Are there links to other or alternative viewpoints?
No there are no links to other viewpoints but it does talk about some of them. 

Does the site's information seem thorough and well organized? Yes it does seem to be.

When

Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
Yes it is important.

Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?
Yes it is show at the bottom

Do the links work?
Yes they do.

Why


Can I get the information faster offline? 
No you cannot get the Information faster offline,

Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
If you are looking for info on this topic then yes it would suit the needs. 

Am I able to verify this information?
The site itself does not have links to its information so to verify it would take additional research.

 After answering these questions I am not sure that the site is credible. They seem to have a lot of information and the author does reference many different studies but he doesn't provide links or copies of that information which makes it shaky to me. 

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