User:Kthorlin/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Internet Archive
 * I have chose to evaluate the article about the Internet Archive because I have a strong interest in digital collections and I believe that access to information falls under the umbrella of social justice.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the introductory sentence gives you a clear idea of what the internet archive is and it's mission.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? The lead gives a brief description of the archive's history and mission which lead into the other major sections.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? The information in the lead is largely re-iterated in other sections.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? I would say the lead is concise.

Lead evaluation
I think the lead gave a good introduction to the article and explanation of the concept of the Internet Archive. If anything some of the information present in the lead could also be found in the body of the article.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, all of the content is relevant to the history and current state of the archive.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes all of the content describing recent changes is up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? I do not believe so.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? The tone is neutral and mentions opposing viewpoints.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, objective facts are given and opposing viewpoints are presented.
 * Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented? I do not believe so.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? Not necessarily, multiple viewpoints are given on the archive's effectiveness, as well as positive and negative qualities.

Tone and balance evaluation
The contents of the article had strong citations and references to back up the facts cited. Opposing viewpoints on the effectiveness and ethicacy of the archive were give so that the article was more objective than persuasive.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? It seems that most of the objective facts and information is cited.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, and most of the sources appear to be from respected academic journals and news sources.
 * Are the sources current? Yes the sources are current.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? I checked ten links and they all work.

Sources and references evaluation
The sources were largely current (from within the past few years) and seemed to be from legitimate sources corresponding to material in the article.

Organization

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 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Although the information was quite dense in some areas it was otherwise easy to read.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? I could not find any grammatical errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes I think that the organization and breakdown of major sections made sense.

Organization evaluation
I think that the article was well organized give the wide breath of information present.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? I would say so. Some images from the archive itself are utilized.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes all of the images were captioned.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? It appears that all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes, and some videos were incorporated into the article which I have never come across before.

Images and media evaluation
Media from the archive itself was incorporated into the article which I think was very well done. The media enhanced the article and adhered to Wikipedia copyright regulations.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? There was alot of discussion of current news articles that could possibly be incorporated into the article.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It does not appear to be a part of any WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? Actually, I found some similarities. In that recent news revolving the archive and the ethics that surround it were being discussed. Especially when it came to access and preservation of information (when governments or corporations might seek to have that information destroyed).

Talk page evaluation
The talk page was interesting because it reflected world events in real time. Looking at the talk page for the Internet Archive showed how the Wikipedia community bands together to collect and update information as current events happen.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? The article seems to be in good conditions and it is well maintained.
 * What are the article's strengths? The article seemed to provide very through background information about the internet archive.
 * How can the article be improved? No areas for improvement are apparent to me.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? The article is well-developed and it seems that contributions to the article will continue.

Overall evaluation
I enjoyed reading through the Internet Archive article and learning about its history. Overall the article seemed to be very well constructed and maintained. Also the article related to social justice in ways I had not anticipated as ethical discussions of copyright, privacy, and access were present.

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