Com 150 Appendix B

Axia College Material

Appendix B

Web Source Evaluation

1. What is your expository essay topic? ______ Tattoos and Body Piercing

2. Provide the URL of the Web site: www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=~F9D93

3. Provide the name of Web site: Up to Date for Patients

4. Primary use: Educational Commercial Other

5. What is the purpose or goal of this Web site? __The purpose of the web site is to give us the history and epidemilogy of tattoos and body piercing.

6. What organization or individual created this site? R Michelle Schmidt, MD, MPH and Myrna L Armstrong, RN, EdD, FAAN created this site.

7. Does this organization or individual have affiliations that might create a built-in bias toward the information? Explain your answer.

I believe this individuals have no affiliations that might create a built-in bias. They are doctors and have degrees and are just giving us information on the topic..

What other references are cited for the information presented? ___ Baker, SP, Robertson, LS, Spitz, WU. Tattoos, alcohol, and violent death. J Forensic Sci 1971; 16:219. and Ferguson, H. Body piercing. BMJ 1999; 319:1627.

8. What other types of organizations are linked to this site? (Using the Google search engine, type link: and the Web site address [for example, link:www.Website.com].)

hsl.med.nyu.edu/Details?recordID=55884 - Cached

9. Who is the author of the page? Does that person have valid credentials to present this information? Explain your answer.

R Michelle Schmidt, MD, MPH and Myrna L Armstrong, RN, EdD, FAAN are the authors of this page and they have many credentials. They are both doctors.

10. Can you provide feedback on the Web site and create an exchange with the author or Web site manager?

Yes, you could provide feedback on the Web site or author you have contact information on both and you could email or write if any questions.

11. When was the material on the Web site...