The website I wanted to review most after browsing many Holocaust websites was JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/index.html.

Wow! This website has so much information and supplies sources to it's readers. There is extensive coverage of Jewish history at this website. It is called a virtual library for a good reason. All of the areas of information when clicking on the tab for "library" and then clicking on the subject you want to research are referred to as wings. The library contains it's own wing on the Holocaust which includes original documentations by the individuals themselves enduring the Holocaust. It includes articles, pictures and bibliographies, just to name a few. It also provided a timeline, which still remains in my head. This website was so easy to navigate around. The benefit of this website prior to going to the Holocaust museum is that the information was delivered in such a simple and orderly way, I will be able to correlate the information from the website to my visit at the museum. Most of all, it was very memorable. When reading the article's the website provided, it was always citing sources. As far as the validity of the website, there was a tab for the Board of directors so I clicked on it and there are several Representatives and Senators from the U.S. listed on there. Also, there was a tab for awards it had received. I would think that you wouldn't be able to attain awards unless there was exceptional and valid content. The site has won two awards worth mentioning among others that include Britannica, Internet guide award and Britannica guide selection. When considering the validity of this site, I ran across an area that said the site was a "living library". This meaning states that the site will constantly be changing and expanding it's information. Initially when reading this, Wikipedia came to mind. After all of the talk about Wikipedia in class and in videos watched in class, I am now skeptical when a site states "constantly changing". After thinking about this extensively, I conclude that there will always be information to be retrieved about this time in our history. Is this site bias? Maybe, due to the contributor's giving their own accounts of the Holocaust, but who can confirm? Does one have to claim bias if one is to state the truth? To read documentation from Holocaust victims themselves doesn't get more real/valid. The fact that bibliographies were present as well as a reference of source for articles confirms it's validity. The virtual library was stated as being "the world's most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture". When reviewing the sites that were given to us by Carrie and Carol to use for validity of a site, I ran across the information referring to a Learning Portal. This website seems to fall under that description.