Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways
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Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways

DESIRE: Project Deliverable
Project Number:RE 1004 (RE)
Project Title:DESIRE - Development of a European Service for Information on Research and Education
Deliverable Number: D3.2 2
Deliverable Title:Specification for resource description methods Part 2: Selection Criteria for Quality Controlled Information Gateways
Version Number1.1 (Incorporates peer review comments)
Deliverable Type:PU
Deliverable Kind:RE
Principal Authors:Name Paul Hofman, Emma Worsfold
AddressILRT, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TN, UK.
E-MailEmma.Worsfold@bristol.ac.uk
Telephone+44 (0)1117 9289791
Fax+44 (0)0117 9288473
Other Authors:Debra Hiom, Michael Day, Angela Oehler.
Deliverable URL(s):http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/DESIRE/quality/report.rtf
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/DESIRE/quality/
Abstract:
Selective subject gateways on the Internet are characterised by their quality control. The core activities of resource selection and description rely on skilled human input (by librarians, academics and experts) and are not activities that lend themselves to automation.

This report describes methods and tools that have been created to assist the staff of subject gateways to develop and maintain their quality control systems:

  • A generic conceptual model is provided, which describes the processes involved in running a gateway and the quality issues that relating to each part of the process. The model can be used to monitor and review the quality of a gateway.

  • A comprehensive list of selection criteria is given, which incorporates 'tips' and 'hints' for evaluating Internet resources. This can be used as a reference tool for gateways interested in defining or refining the selection criteria their own use.

Both the model and the list resulted from a 'state of the art' review of quality issues, both within subject gateways and in other sectors, notably the private sector and industry. They have both been tested by a number of existing subject gateways. The study and review carried out to develop these tools are described, together with the methods by which they were developed and tested.

Keywords:information gateways, quality, subject gateways, selection criteria

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