An [Analysis=>Evaluation] of Luminarium by William Leonard Price III

For the Website Evaluation Project, I chose to evaluate Luminarium created by Anniina Jokinen. You may find this website at the following location: http://www. luminarium.org/. In my evaluation, I chose to discuss: the validity of the information and creditable references provided, the purposes behind creating the site, and the overall [aesthetic=>esthetic] quality of the layout and graphic content.

Luminarium was created on March 19, 1996. Since that time it has been updated on a regular basis; the last time being January 7, 2002. This site was composed of three different sites all created in 1996 as a resource for students. It remains foremost the creation of Anniina Jokinen. For content, it draws upon[^space]The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 6^th ed. for content. Norton has been a creditable resource in literature for years. It also gathers information from various other sites with references given. The accuracy of the information is researched by various people who [keep up=>maintain] the site. In addition to utilizing the Norton site, [why passive?=>there have been numerous contributions from professors] on the subject from all over the United States. A list of these contributors is provided. [Are the credentials of all professors equivalent?]

Jokinen created this site in 1996 as a way of providing study material for students in a convenient manner as there were not many sources to find Medieval reading material on the web at that time. It began as a [one page=>one-page] site and very soon was divided into Medieval Literature and Renaissance pages. It provides students with works from all the major writers of the periods listing these authors in a convenient list. The student has only to click on that author to see all of the works he has written and access them. A guestbook, search-engine and bookstore have been added to the site recently.

Finally, the aesthetic quality of the site is very [?entertaining]. Many pages contain a background of parchment paper commonly used during the periods this literature was written. The font is reminiscent of calligraphy. There are also multiple works of art by well-known painters that appear merely on the pages of the literary works or retain similarities to the content of the stories. In addition, there is music that is played when accessing certain pages that increase the overall enjoyment of the site in addition to its educational merit. The content is laid out in an effective manner with even proportions and borders in relation to the links and graphics on the screen. It is not cluttered. It remains a highly enjoyable site both educationally and aesthetically.