User:Jchang35/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
WikiProject Composers/Guide to online research

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this because since I was just looking at having reliable sources and reading from different sources to be able to write a good article, I wanted to look at what this page was counting as a reliable source for online research, so that I could keep these resources in mind when I am also looking. My initial impression of this article was that it was well organized as there were different sections for different kinds of media that you might find online. For example, the sections included newspaper/magazine archives, books, performance archives, image sources, general resources, and research.

Evaluate the article
I thought the lead of the article could have been more focused on the more general approach for online research rather than jumping into specific sources that you can use from the very beginning. I think it could have been included some reasons why it is so important that we use sites that are reliable and have permission to use. The introduction currently does a good job of identifying things that you should and should not do, but I think it could be improved with some explanation behind why this is a very important issue.

I think the content of this page is pretty relevant as people will always be looking for resources online, and it's nice to have one page where one could find these links that they could start out from that they know will probably include reliable information. I also appreciate that each link includes a brief explanation of what kind of information is usually available through that link so that you are not bombarded with so many links with no explanation, but you are able to guide yourself through the different options you have and pick. I think the content of the page is mostly up to date, but it also includes a lot of links that looks like were present for a very long time. The tone of the content is also pretty neutral as it is objectively identifying what links are useful for different kinds of information. It doesn't mention that any link is superior to the other, more that they are more useful for different kinds of information depending on what you are looking for.

There are a lot of different links for the different online resources and any links to pages that are helpful for any instructions that may be required in using that online resource. I think something that could be improved in this area is if it also included explanation behind why some links are credible. I thought overall, the article was well organized and included the most crucial information in a very concise way so it is easy for people to navigate to the different resources when they need them.

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