An Annotation Template for Web Resources
Craig Gibson, George Mason University

Fixed fields (Descriptive Elements):
See below for examples of each of the following elements

Resource type:
Intellectual level:
Author/sponsoring organization:
Complexity of organization:
Organizational pattern:
Level of interactivity:
Additional software required:

Variable fields (Evaluative Criteria):

Evaluation of content:
Evaluation of technical issues:

Resource Types:

• Unreviewed web Site

• Peer- or organization-reviewed web site                                               

• Data archive                                                                            

• Document archive

• Technical paper

• Scholarly presentation/ Conference paper

• Photograph collection

• Audiofile

• Video clip, other video format

• Game

• Simulation

• Exercise

• Survey

Intellectual Level:

• General Academic

• Specialized Academic

• General Interest

Complexity of Organization:

• Unitary site (one specialized topic, developed at one site)              

• Aggregator site (gateway or portal on specialized topic, leading to multiple sites)

Organizational Pattern:

• Flat structure (no more than two levels of secondary pages or other elements)

• Hierarchical structure (three or more levels)

Level of Interactivity:

• None

• Low (presence of e-mail links)                                     

• Medium (presence of e-mail links + web forms)                  

• High (presence of e-mail links + web forms + realtime chats, conferences)

• Very high (e-mail, web forms, chats, conferences, simulations, visualizations, exercises, etc)

Additional Software Required:

• No

• Yes (identify specific plugin required)

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