A4.6: WWW-Evaluating Resources II
September 19, 2006
Aphasia: Specific Syndromes (Nonfluent): http://www.csuchico.edu/~pmccaff/syllabi/SPPA336/336unit7.html
Authorship:
Patrick McCaffrey, Ph.D. is the author of the page that I found. Dr. McCaffrey is speech-language pathologist who continues to teach courses in swallowing and neuropathologies. The page that I found applies to information given to his neuropathologies course. The e-mail address that is given for Dr McCaffrey is pmcaffrey@csuchico.edu.
The Publishing Body:
The publishing body of this site is Dr. McCaffrey. He designed this page with the help of a webpage designer. In the information he sites his sources and the references are available. The site master can be contacted by just clicking on the e-mail provided. As previously stated he is a speech pathologist and he is teaching this class, so yes this was part of his professional duties. This site is relevant in the field that I am studying and the author is suitable to address the topic. This website is his personal website that is located within the school’s webring.
Point of View or Bias:
This website does not express any personal points of view. It explains facts about Broca’s Aphasia.
Referrel to and/or knowledge of the literature:
The page provides a link to a reference page that includes all of the references used. The author displays ample knowledge of the topic and eludes to several different sources. The author includes symptoms of Broca’s and even expands on some of the testing he uses with these client’s. He has a great deal of knowledge in this area of study.
Accuracy or Varability Details:
The document contains a reference page in which you are able to find the name of the sources. You would have to go to the library or another page to access the sources because they are not directly linked to the page.
Currency:
The copyright date is 1998-2001. The page contains different referenced sources which show the date of the sources. There is no need to update the information on a constant basis. The information however would need to be updated if there was a break in research about Broca’s Aphasia.
