Humboldt State University Library Internet Directory Evaluation Sheet

Questions for each Internet directory:

1. Directory name:

2. URL:

3. Does this directory have a feature that allows you to search it?

4. Is help available for using this directory? If so, how "user friendly" is it? Is it easy to find the information you need in help? Is the information easy to understand? Is there too much help information? Too little? What other comments do you have about this directory's help?

   
   
   
   If there is no help, why do you think that is? How necessary is help for this directory?

   
   
   
   

5. How would you rate the category structure of this directory? Are there too many categories? Too few? Are the category names descriptive enough that you can tell what each contains? Are there categories that are likely to help you with academic research? What other comments do you want to make about the categories?

   
   
   
   

6. Choose a category to explore, preferably one you know something about or are interested in.

   Category you chose:

   You don't need to look at every link, but check enough that you can answer the questions below with confidence.

   In your opinion, how well is the subject covered? Are links up to date? How easy is it to navigate through the category? What do you think of the overall quality of the Websites listed under this category? Are t here many you would want to return to? Anything else you'd like to say about this category?

   
   
   
   

7. What is your overall impression of this directory? What do you like about it? What do you dislike? Was response time acceptable? What else would you like to say about it? Would you recommend it to other students? Why or why not?

   
   
   
   Put your answer to this question on only one of the worksheets:

8. Which of the directories did you like better? Why?