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Fall 2007 IAGenWeb County Project Review Form

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About this Review: IAGenWeb county sites are required to be in compliance with all IAGenWeb requirements at all times. This review will be done by an IAGenWeb volunteer using this form. CCs and reviewers should email Richard Harrison, IAGenWeb ASC, with questions before or during the review. The forms are sent to the reviewer, ASC, SC and tech support (for archiving). The SC will read the reviews, make comments and e-mail results of the review to the CCs.

All CCs, including Co-CCs, are required to respond to the review results which certifies they received the review. For those who pass the review, that is the end of the process.

Those who do not pass the review must correct the problems within two weeks from the date of their response and notify the SC that they have done so. The site will be reviewed again to ensure that it's in compliance.

Coordinators wishing to dispute or to discuss their county review are encouraged to do so. Please email Karen De Groote-Johnson, IAGenWeb State Coordinator.

County

Reviewer

Reviewer's Email:

VERIFY COUNTY DATA ON STATE PAGES

1. CLICK HERE: (Note: A new browser page will open. You can move back and forth between this page and the new one.) Does the Iowa County Selection List display this county? Click the county. Enter the name and email address of the county coordinator(s) below. If there are co-coordinators for the county, enter both. Please do not enter Asst. CC's!

Yes

CC Name:	CC Email:
CC Name:	CC Email:

2. CLICK HERE: Scroll and find the county on the coordinator list.
NOTE: keystroke Ctrl F opens a browser search tool
Are the coordinator(s) name and email address correct on this "By County" page?

Yes

3. CLICK HERE:
Are the coordinator(s) name and email address correct on this "By Name" page?

Yes

4. CLICK HERE: Then Click on the County Queries board page.
Does the IAGenWeb Genealogy Message Boards page correctly point to this county's queries page?

Yes

NOTE: If you answered No to any above - STOP. Notify IAGenWeb Tech Support so that these pages can be updated. Once you have notified Technical Support proceed with question 5.

VERIFY COUNTY MEETS REQUIREMENTS

5. Does the County index page show an e-mail address to allow visitors to contact the coordinator? If more than one CC, both must have a contact email displayed. (note: The actual email addresses can be on a different page as long as there is an easily located link to them)	Yes	No
6. Does the County have a working query system? (examples: IAGenWeb boards, RW boards, manual entry, other)	Yes	No
7. Are both IAGenWeb and USGenWeb logos prominently displayed and correctly linked to the IAGenWeb and USGenWeb pages? (notes: Logos should be fully visible without scrolling down the page. Please check to see that the links are working)	Yes	No
8. Is there a working text link or clickable logo to the "Join Our Team" page?	Yes	No
9. Does the county provide lookup volunteers?	Yes	No
10. Does the county provide reference links? (i.e., links to other websites that may provide additional, relevant information)	Yes	No
11. Does the county provide basic research help? (i.e., how to contact local libraries, the County Court House, etc.)	Yes	No

12. Is the website well maintained? Document any problems in the box below. (note: If there are only one or two broken links, the site should still be rated in working order)	Yes	No
Problems Found:



13. Is the solicitation of funds (USGenWeb bylaw) handled properly on this site?	Yes	No
Solicitation of funds for personal gain is inappropriate. The website may list research materials and/or services that are for sale/hire (e.g., by the coordinator or someone else), but that listing cannot be on the home/index page.
14. Does the county have complete/transcribed data?	Yes	No
Note: Transcribed data/database is any defined, complete (or nearly complete) set of data, e.g., "marriages 1860-1890 XYZ twp" or "county officials 1880-1920". (note: random data, i.e., a marriage or obit here and there, does not qualify as transcribed data) Transcribed data does not include the Ancestry/Rootsweb message boards, IAGenWeb Special Projects, the Iowa USGenWeb Archives or other similar off-site repositories. Postings to the county IAGenBoards & GPP Boards are considered random data unless they fit the definition of transcribed data.
If you checked "Yes" above, list some of the transcribed data you find on the website:
15. Does the county have random data?	Yes	No
Note: Random data is incomplete data, i.e. a marriage or obit here and there. (note: postings to the county IAGenBoards & GPP are considered random data unless they fit the definition of transcribed data)
If you checked "Yes" above, list some of the random data you find on the website:
16. Does the county have a working site search engine? Please do a few site searches to make sure it is working properly and actually searches the site you are reviewing.	Yes	No

Overall Rating of this county website

17. Reviewer's overall rating of whether this site meets requirements. Any "no" checked for questions 5-16 above, means it does NOT meet all requirements.		Meets All Requirements	Does Not Meet All Requirements

The following question should be answered by the reviewer, but is not included in the overall rating of the site:

18. IAGenWeb county Requirement #14 - Enhance Your Site
It is generally difficult or impossible for a Reviewer to distinguish 'old' from 'new' data on websites. Many coordinators highlight newly-added data with a "What's New" page or list new items on their main/index page. IAGenWeb does not require a "What's New" or similar listing of new items. Therefore, coordinators of county sites not appearing on the IAGenWeb "What's New" page must list examples of how they've enhanced their site at least two times within the past year when they make the required response to their review.

Is this county site listed on the IAGenWeb "What's New" page?

Yes

Reviewer's Comments:
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The Fall 2007 review is sent to the IAGenWeb ASC with a copy sent to the reviewer, SC, and techical support (for archiving).
Thank you for volunteering your time!

Last updated Thursday, 18 Oct 2007

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