| This is "The Arachnology Home Page" (located at http://www.ufsia.ac.be/Arachnology/Arachnology.html; last accessed: 2002 August 15). Please note the listing of the scientific names for several species of spiders. This site looks very professional. |
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We are interested in discovering the web site's authorship. Scrolling down to the bottom of the home page, we find the information in the red oval:
- The Arachnology Home Page Administrator: Herman Vanuytven Contact (personal home page)
We will follow the "Contact" link. |
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The red underlining reads:
- "I'm an amateur arachnologist from Belgium. One of my hobbies is the study of spiders ... ."
While the author may be active and knowledgable about spiders, he is not qualified to be cited as a researcher in this field. As a result, while links from this web site may lead to quality information, this home page should not be used for academic research papers. |
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