WEB EVALUATION

ONLINE DATABASE: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEER

1. Websites vs. Web pages

American society of civil engineer is “Website” because it is a
collection of web pages that share a common publisher and web
address. The journals that available is hyperlinked to other online
journal web directories host by the American Institute of Physics (AIP)
and its Online Journal Publishing Service.
2. Domain
http://pubs.asce.org/journals/
American Society of Civil Engineer is organization type of site because
“.org” and it primary publisher is American Society of Civil Engineer
Publication (ASCE) division.
3. Publisher

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 The primary publisher is American Society of Civil Engineer
Publications (ASCE) division. They has partnered with the American
Institute of Physics (AIP) and its Online Journal Publishing Service
(OJPS) to bring to the civil engineering community the advantages of
electronic publishing.
4. Author
The author of this web is ASCE & American Society of Civil Engineers.
5. Reputation
ASCE is one of organization that has their journalist that has a lot of
experienced in civil engineering. Their expert is highly respected. Their
list includes more than 1,500 Standards, Manuals of Practice,
Committee Reports, Proceedings, and ASCE Press titles. ASCE's 31
peer-reviewed journals, highly cited and highly respected, are the
medium through which civil engineers exchange technical and
professional knowledge. The Civil Engineering Database contains over
100,000 bibliographic and abstract records of everything ASCE has
published since 1970. The ASCE Online Research Library is a
comprehensive tool for locating online content across all disciplines of
civil engineering. The 300,000-page Research Library contains the full
text of more than 33,000 journal articles and proceedings papers, and
can be accessed either through a current subscription or by
downloading a single article. Approximately 4,000 new papers are
added each year.
6. Timeliness
In web page, recently a web page has been updated can affect its
relevance. The information in the web was accurate because it last
update is on 2009.
7. Content

The ASCE online journal gateway pages have predictable layouts and
fast-loading graphics but lack originality. The only unique design
elements of each journal are the use of different colors for menus and
the title banners. Graphic design is not just an aesthetic issue. Online
resources need to have "identity" and navigation cues to provide a

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 mnemonic to the unique quality of the source. End-users particularly
need design cues although not at the expense of long load times.
Despite the minimal graphic identity of each journal, librarians and
experienced researchers should have no problem distinguishing
sources with the presentation provided.

8. Access
To access this database user need to log in, in other to get the material
that they need. It means the access for this database very limited.
9. Design and Layout
This database use simple interface design made it to look professional
and attractive same as their image as information provider. The
arrangement of the database also well manages. The layout refers to
the way tabs and channels are organized. This database was organized
their tabs at left of the database and channels was very well organized.
ASCE use color and images in for their database but not so many. For
this database, there are five main colors; it is red, green, white, blue,
and black.
10.Procedural/Technical

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 This element refers to HTML coding and resolution requirements and
settings. The Web Standards and Guides are useful from a technical
standpoint. There is no need to high requirement need for user to
access this database.

11.Audience
Their target audience is the student, researcher, and lecturer.
12.Navigational
This database also was providing a various links in one page. Which is
user does need to click in link that they want a go.
13.Search Engine
This database did not provide any search engine in their front page of
Web. Because of I cannot access it. It is not sure either this database it
or not.

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REFERENCES

Hooper, M.W. and Ruediger, C. (2008). “Web evaluation”. Retrieved March

26, 2009, From

http://courses.semo.edu/library/infolit/web_evaluation.htm

Tobin, T. and Kesselman, M.(2000). “Evaluation of web-based library

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Vol. 12, pp. 329-338. Retrieved February 28, 2008, From

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1066-2243.htm