Authority
Authority:
Information presented is reliable, valid, and authoritative.
Facts should be impartially presented by a reputable
organization or expert. Sources of information are
stated and the information is verifiable. Watch out
for bias.
Participants rate the
web page for the following criteria:
| Poor |
Fair |
Good |
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i. Page fails to provide contact information
(name, address, etc.) of organization responsible
for content
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i. Page provides contact information (name, address,
etc.) of organization responsible for content
and/or provides method to contact organization
if desired.
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i. In addition to providing contact information
and a means to contact the organization, the
organization publishing the content has a
good reputation, credentials, and is recognized
as a leader in the field.
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[Excerpted from GEMS "Quality Element",
geminfo.org/workbench/quality.html]
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