Internet Resource Evaluation by Jillian Busch on 12/20/2008
URL:
Name of site:
Primary users:
What is the purpose/goal of this site?
What organization created/owns this site?
What other groups/organizations link to this site?
Who is/are the author(s) of this site? What are
credentials of the author(s) to publish this
information?
Is there an apparent built-in bias? If so, explain. If
not, HDYKT?
What references are cited for the information
presented (e.g., research, clinical practice)?
Internet Resource Evaluation – Gradel, 2008 (Adapted from Intel Teach to the Future, 2000) – p. 1
http://improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
Improbable Research
Those researching how a cat would react to bearded men
To inform others about research done on this topic.
The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR)
69 other sites link to this one including Alan November,
sandyscragg.com and virtualchase.com
The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR)
The site appears to be unbiased.
• Boone, Patrick, "Cat Reactions to Clean-
Shaven Men," in Western Musicology Journal,
March/April 1958, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 4-21.
• Ciccone, Madonna Louise, "Feline Responses
to Hairy Legs," in Midwestern Sociological
Review, January 1986, vol. 32, no. 1, pp 51-79.
• Conroy, Gary, "Feline Responses to Ponytails,"
in Urban Sociology Review, November 25,
1987, vol. 21, no. 36, pp. 302-321.
• Norquist, Winthrop Grover, "Feline Reactions
to Supreme Court Nominees," in Journal of
Feline Forensic Studies, vol. 12, no. 8, August
1988, pp. 437-450.
• O'Connor, Sinead, and Brynner, Y., "Feline
Responses to Shaven Heads," in Journal of
Head Trauma, May 30, 1990, vol. 42, no. 17,
pp. 309-324.
• Quant, Mary, "Cat Responses to Bangs," in
Tonsological Proceedings, May 1965, vol. 3,
no. 5, pp. 251-262.
• Schwartzenegger, A., "A Study of How Cats
Respond to Body Hair," in Mind/Body Review,
December 1983, vol. 3, no. 12, pp. 25-108.
• Seuss, Doctor, "Feline Responses to Hats," in
Veterinary Developmental Studies, July 1955,
vol. 32, no. 7, pp. 54-62.
• Smith, J., and Brothers, Joyce, "Feline
Responses to Healthy Adults," in Health
Advice, September 1972, vol. 51, no. 9, pp.
32-33.
What are the most useful chunks of information
on this site, and how does a user find this
information, once s/he is on the site?
How current is the information on the site?
Is there a way to provide feedback to the site
authors or to other users from this site?
Overall, please critically rate the utility of this site.
Internet Resource Evaluation – Gradel, 2008 (Adapted from Intel Teach to the Future, 2000) – p. 2
I found this site to be unhelpful. The site was ridiculous, the topic
absurd, and it turned out to be a hoax site.
The site was last updated December 20th 2008.
There is a tab that takes you to an email address of the webmaster
for contact.
The site is useless seeing as it is a hoax site. You can tell this
because one of the sites that links to it is “Alan November’s how
to tell if a site is valid” which has on it many hoax sites to
investigate, this being one.