Wednesday, January 28, 2009

3rd site for critique

http://www.columbia.edu/ccnmtl/projects/eprep/children/print.html

1. Content: The site begins as a scenario in pediatric care and mass incident. It goes on to go over a vast amount of information related to pediatric care and emergencies. I think the content is very thorough and informative.

2. Design: The site is very long and not broken up. There is no way to help navigate the site other than using the scroll bar. Most of the information is in text while there are some pictures and tables to assist in learning.

3. Disclosure: At the bottom of the page is the disclosure of resources. The site does not directly say who wrote it however it is part of the Columbia University School of Nursing site. This is also noted by the .edu address.

4. Currency: The information was copyrighted in 2005. Other than that I do not see a date that states how frequently or when the site was last updated.

5. Authority of resources: The site is from Columbia University so I would think it is pretty reliable. Also, resources are posted at the end of the site, one of which is a textbook.

6. Ease of use: I would like to have seen some sort of assistance with navigation of the site so one does not have to continue scrolling. It is a very long site.

7. Accessibility: The site is easily accessed and I had no problems getting to the site.

8. Intended audience: Since the site if from the Nursing School at Columbia University I would think the information is aimed at nursing students.

9. Contact Addresses: There are no contact addresses posted on the page. However, I think it would be easy to find some contact information for Columbia University's Nursing School by looking at the University's main page.

10. User Support: There is no support provided on the page however, I don't think its needed on this page. There are no links to click or navigate away from. It is one long page.

Overall, I think this was a fairly good site. It is from a reputable source and the information seems concise and correct. It did not have a date for currency however it was copyrighted 2005 which is pretty current. I will probably utilize this site for my community.

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