User:Sarahs02/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: JSTOR
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose to evaluate the article on JSTOR because we learned about it in class and I found it to be interesting.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? I am not sure. Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? Yes

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current? I think so.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? There are not a lot of images
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Somewhat

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Former edits about the article (like the fact that images must be on the right side) are present in the discussion. It was interesting to see a comment that said "these bastards killed Aaron Swartz." Very cool to see our class discussion in reality.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Not sure
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We discussed JSTOR in relation to Aaron Swartz, and how he collected data from JSTOR. We discussed JSTOR in terms of the people who are in charge's decision to not press charges on Aaron than as a database.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? "Former good article nominee"
 * What are the article's strengths? It is very concise and informational.
 * How can the article be improved? I don't see to much potential for improvement as JSTOR is what it is, it is not a person that can really be developed unless the tech itself changes.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? Developed

Optional activity

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