Question

how do you tell if a site is personal site or not?

because for the 5 site's i'm using for my research paper (listed in an earlier post by Ms.Sue) i need to know if they are personal sites, yes, no , or uncertain

it says to look in the url, but i'm still confused how you tell

Answer 1

It is sometimes difficult to tell if a site is personal or not.

However,a URL that contains
edu. is an educational site
gov. is a government site

Of the sites I posted for you, they are, in order, sponsored by
Mayo Clinic
National Institute of Health (nih)
U. of Illionis extension
the national government
Web Med company

The last, the Health Guide, lists several people on its editorial team, so it probably is not a personal site.

Answer 2

so are you saying those 5 ARE personal sites?

these are the questions i have to answer:

is the site personal
is there an individual author (if yes--author's name?)
is the "author" a sponsoring agency (if yes--agency's name?)
Is the page sponsored by a "parent" organization or association? (if yes--sponsor's name?)
Can you locate credentials for the author/association/agency?
What type of site is it? (What is the domain?) edu, net, gov ...etc


i'm really confused. please help me :(