Electronic Money Critique Site 3

Electronic Money Critique Site 3

Location

http://www.emich.edu/public/coe/nice/rlece1.html

Title

Electronic Money Resource List

Authority of the Resource

National Institute for Consumer Education

Nature of the Content

The information contained in this site includes various articles that have been written since the introduction of the e-money concept. Resources include news articles, reports, research papers and magazine articles.

Timeliness of the Resource

The site can into running since Oct 1998. However, the articles included are rather old, since most of them date back to 1997

Intended Audience

The intended audiences are all the consumers who are likely to use e-money.

Relevance of Information to the Topic

There are various articles that cover different parts of the issue of e-money. There are articles about how e-money came into spotlight, as well as the impact it has on its users and its future outlook.

Usability and Navigation Design of the Resource

The page is plain and simple. There are no navigational mechanisms to allow easy navigation to other parts of the NICE site, except a button which bring brings the user directly back to the homepage. Since the aim of this page is to simply give a list of resources to the consumers, such a simply design is acceptable.

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