User:Vickyyvyvy/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: Art Libraries Society of North America
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * It is an organization for art libraries and professionals.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * No, the introductory sentence does not directly define what ARLIS/NA is.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No, it doesn't.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Yes.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * It is concise, but maybe too short. It does not cover the significant general information for the organization.

Lead evaluation
The Lead only contains two sentences, and the sentences do not clearly introduce what ARLIS/NA is. It only talks about when it was founded and who the members are. There is no clear definition for the organization or additional information as the major description for the topic.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * No, the content is up to 2018 as the newest reference was retrieved in 2018.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Yes, there is missing content.

Content evaluation
The current content is good, but it should be updated. In addition, there should be more informational description, such as the introduction of different departments and other features.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Mostly.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Yes, the quotes in the history section are subjective without clear evidence.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Yes, the quotes are somewhat underrepresented.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * Yes, the article attempts to persuade the reader in favor of the importance of the organization.

Tone and balance evaluation
The tone is mostly neutral, except the quotes in the history section (e.g. Wolfgang Freitag said "The growth of the two organizations has strengthened the profession as a whole so that it is stronger today than we could have imagined thirty and twenty years ago. It is a consolation that this happened even though, or perhaps because, the two main branches of what to my mind is still an indivisible profession gained their strength by following different paths and by marching to different drummers.").

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Not all of the sources are reliable. For example, there is a reference which is a piece of interview-based news from New York Times.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes.

Sources and references evaluation
Most of the sources and references are reliable.

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?
 * No.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Mostly.

Organization evaluation
The article is mostly well-organized. However, section order could be reorganized, and there could me more sections added, such as Divisions of ARLIS/NA.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * No.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * N/A
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * N/A

Images and media evaluation
There is no image included in the article.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * People proposed, and told what they had done with the article. However, there is no real conversation while only a few people have posted their talk.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * It is rated as C-Class.
 * It is a part of WikiProject Organizations and a part of WikiProject Libraries.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * It discusses a lot about its past presidents, conferences, awards and publications rather than the organizational structure.

Talk page evaluation
See above.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * C, incomplete.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The current organizational structure is good.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Focus on what is important and decrease the proportion of unnecessary sections. Remove the subjective quotes.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * Underdeveloped.

Overall evaluation
See above.

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