UniLife

In class we have been talking about credibility of websites. We reviewed what domains reveal about a website. For instance, .edu are registered to collegiate education institutions, .gov are registered to government agencies and .org are registered to non-profit organisations–however it became open to anyone who purchases one. For this assignment, I choose to research Internet History Sourcebooks Projects. The site has credibility because it is an .edu. However, the site has not been updated since 4 November 2011 and it was created in 26 Jan 1996. The IJSP Credits show many contributors and their biographies and links to contacts that adds to the sites credibility. However, Halsall’s personally information is not on the site and his name links to an email, rather than a biography. He states himself as the editor and not the creator. The site has credibility and seems like a reliable source, though they are slight discrepancies that make it fall short of a great source

Domain Name: FORDHAM.EDU

Registrant:
Fordham University
FordhamIT, Dealy 118
Bronx, NY 10458
UNITED STATES

Administrative Contact:
David Whitney
Fordham
Fordham University, Dealy Hall 118
Bronx, NY 10458
UNITED STATES
(718) 817-3768
@fordham.edu

Technical Contact:
David Whitney
Fordham
Fordham University, Dealy Hall 118
Bronx, NY 10458
UNITED STATES
(718) 817-3768
@fordham.edu

Name Servers:
IT-DNS02.FORDHAM.EDU 150.108.28.20
IT-DNS01.FORDHAM.EDU 150.108.27.20

Domain record activated: 05-Jun-1991
Domain record last updated: 31-Oct-2012
Domain expires: 31-Jul-2013