Part 2: Web Site Extensions and Web Site Quality

Designatio
n at End of
url

Sample Web Site url and Site Name

.com
(for
commercial
business)

http://www.thchildrensmuseum.com/
Terre Haute Childrens Museum

.org
(for
organization
)

https://www.childrensmuseum.org/
The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis

.gov
(for
government)

http://www.in.gov/dcs/2973.htm
Indiana Department of Child Services

Information about
each sites accuracy,
authority, objectivity,
currency, and
coverage
Accuracy: Terre Haute
Childrens
Museum(THCM)/
(812) 235-5548
Authority: THCM/
authors not listed/
THCM/ Cited correctly
Objectivity: This page
gives information
about what the
museum offers, hours
of business, contact,
etc.
Currency: Updated
this year. Links and
content are up to
date.
Coverage: Good
coverage.
Accuracy: The
Childrens Museum of
Indianapolis (CMI)/
317-334-4000
Authority: CMI/authors
not listed/CMI/Cited
correctly
Objectivity: This page
gives information
about what the
museum offers, hours
of business, contact,
etc.
Currency: Updated
this year. Links and
content are up to
date.
Coverage: Good
coverage.
Accuracy: Indiana
Department of Child
Services(IDCS)/ 317234-5437
Authority:
IDCS/authors not
listed/IDCS/cited
correctly
Objectivity: This page
gives information on a

.net
(for network
organization
s)

http://www.visitindiana.net/museum.html
Visit Indiana

.edu
(for
educational
organization
s)

http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/mstd/index.php/news/alumni
_news_and_notes
IUPUI Museum Studies

partnership between
IDCS and CMI that
benefits foster parents
and their children.
Currency: It was
updated this year.
The links and content
are up to date.
Coverage: Good
coverage.
Accuracy: Visit
Indiana/ to contact
this site you have to
submit a form.
Authority: Visit
Indiana/ authors not
listed/Visit Indiana/
Cited correctly
Objectivity: This page
gives the museums
and other activities
that can be done
while visiting Indiana.
Currency: It was
produced in 1999 and
was updated this year.
The links and content
are up to date.
Coverage: Good
coverage.
Accuracy: IUPUI
Liberal Arts /
317.274.1456
Authority: IUPUI/
authors not
listed/IUPUI/ Cited
correctly
Objectivity: This page
gives information on
majoring in museum
studies. It is very
detailed and does not
give opinions.
Currency: It was
produced in 2000 and
updated this year.
The links and the
content are up to
date.
Coverage: Website
has good coverage.