Criteria for digital resources evaluation

• Traditional criteria
  1. quality
  2. scope of treatment
  3. subject matter
  4. currentness, authority, completness
  5. language
  6. uniqueness of content, capabilities of features
  7. number of access points/indexes
  8. geographic parameters
  9. relevance of material for faculty research/grants
  10. relevance of material for reference
  11. cost
• New criteria
  1. authority
  2. accuracy
  3. objectivity
  4. cuurency
  5. coverage
  6. network capability
  7. ease of use
  8. strength of retrieval engine
  9. hardware compatibility
  10. software compatibility
  11. service implications
  12. potential/actual use
  13. remorte accessibility
  14. faithfulness in reproduction of print original
  15. license restrictions

REFERENCE

• Norman, O.G. (1997) The impact of electronic information sources on collection development : a survey of current practice. Library HI Tech, 15: 1-2, pp. 123-132.
• Beck, Susan E. Evaluation Criteria, from The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources. Retrieved online at http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html
• UC Berkeley. Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask, from Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial. Retrieved online at http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html