I'm not really sure what you mean by "front-end," but you can find the evaluativ
e criteria
used by Bill LeFurgy (Culture in Cyberspace newsletter) for his "Culture in Cybe
rspace:
Museums and Exhibits" <http://www.radix.net/~wlefurgy/hot_muse.htm>, John & Arie
l
Brady's "B_E_S_T__O_F__T_H_E__P_L_A_N_E_T__A_W_A_R_D___A & Q"
<http://www.2ask.com/B_E_S_T__O_F__T_H_E__P_L_A_N_E_T__A_W_A_R_D/_
Winners_For_February/_1996_/Top_100_Winners/_I_n__T_h_e__C_a_t_e_g_o_r_y__
O_f/_Judging_Criteria_&_FAQ/> (good thing you won't have to type THAT one in!),
"Web - Top 50 sites" <http://www.idg.co.uk/theweb/top50/index.html>, and "Point:
 It's
What You're Searching For" <http://www.pointcom.com/>.  There's much congruity,
some
subtle differences, and all of it might need revamping for a particular museum's
 needs.  I'm
quite impressed with the list LeFurgy's put together, judging from his descripti
ons and the
ones I am familiar with.

I can never discuss effectiveness of Web sites, as contrasted with technical wiz
ardry, without
giving a nod of appreciation to Patrick J. Lynch's Style Manual
<http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/StyleManual_Top.HTML>.

Best wishes,

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