User:Daisycaamal/sandbox

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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-09 Winter 2016

My real name is: Daisy Caamal

My Research Topic is: Music and religion

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Music

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+ I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: Spiritual (music)

+ 1. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

+ This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2012)

The article needs additional citations for verification to prove that what is stated can be proved from another article and isn't made up or wrong information.

+ 2. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? yes Does it summarize the key points of the article? yes

+ 3. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?” yes

+ 4. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? yes

+ 5. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? yes

+ 6. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.yes

7. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+ a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English? yes

+ b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? no

+ c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? no

+ d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? no

+ e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? no

+ f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? no

+ g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+ Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History) January 18, 2016 at 7:27

+ Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?) Their profile discription

+ Relevance (to your research topic) yes

+ Depth good

+ Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.) reference

+ Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?) no inform people about spiritual music