User:Steff9894/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * 1846 Liberian independence referendum


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, it is.
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes, limiting to a sense as the sections were poor.
 * Does each claim have a citation? No, "Many Liberians, especially the rich who were affected by the continuous regression by ACS, began to seek independence."
 * Are the citations reliable? For the most part, there are a few missing links.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Credit talk page. Just with a low score. Would focus on giving more information. Lot's of my currently completed assignments dealt with these topics.


 * Sources
 * https://www.loc.gov/collections/maps-of-liberia-1830-to-1870/articles-and-essays/history-of-liberia/1820-to-1847/
 * https://connecticuthistory.org/liberian-independence-day/
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=coYnU_vgGCIC&pg=PA584&lpg=PA584&dq=1846+Liberian+independence+referendum&source=bl&ots=KE6-L-eXaL&sig=ACfU3U2-JhMYTanoK_nDOIRg7iHY1UdtwA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizytfFqMXnAhUCTd8KHetaDhwQ6AEwHXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=1846%20Liberian%20independence%20referendum&f=false
 * www.jstor.org/stable/24486932.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Demographics of Liberia


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, it is. It does not have any data from before 1950s.
 * Is it written neutrally? It is.
 * Does each claim have a citation? no. " Liberian constitution restricts citizenship to people of African descent"
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes, includes a wide variety of sources.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Need to find newer links.
 * Needs a section for demographics prior to 1900
 * Could be an interesting article because of the census


 * Sources
 * Tribes of the Liberian hinterland. Ed. with additional material by George W. Harley. Report of the Peabody Museum Expedition to Liberia.
 * https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/liberia-population/
 * https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/li.html
 * https://www.lisgis.net/
 * https://www.who.int/countries/lbr/en/

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Economy of Liberia


 * Article Evaluation
 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, it is.
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes the article is neutral. Seems to lack depth as each section is not expanded on.
 * Does each claim have a citation? No. "The democratically elected government, installed in August 1997, inherited massive international debts and currently relies on revenues from its maritime registry to provide the bulk of its foreign exchange earnings" has no citation
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes, all resources are developed by organizations that are reputable.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Read through the changes. There are some minor edits that need to be done. Just needs to be fleshed up and updated.


 * Sources
 * https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/08/10/liberias-economic-crisis-and-corruption-could-lead-to-violence
 * http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/585371528125859387/pdf/LBR-SCD-draft-10-06012018.pdf
 * https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13729504
 * https://www.afdb.org/en/countries/west-africa/liberia/liberia-economic-outlook