"The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"

My research topic is Abortion

The good sources

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/abortion.html

1. It does have a .gov URL which to me means that it is pretty reliable source of information coming from the government.

2. It does indicate who put together all the articles and the resources on the page. Also the date in which it was updated was only a month old which is not to outdated. The organizations that wrote the articles seem reputable as they are from the u.s government departments in that specified topic of issue.

3. It gives multiple links of information discussing all sides of the issue. All the resources are very accurate, and have been through an extensive review. Most of the documents do have footnotes and follow up links which are accurate.

4. When you search it in alexa.com it shows up that the traffic for the world is 450, and the u.s is 262. It does have great reviews, and also has a 5 star rating. The site linking is not a lot only 11,849. Many of the reviews are great about the information given as it is accurate, and not very opionated at all.

5. My final thoughts for this article/website are that it is a great website. It was put on the web to educate people that were looking for honest and accurate information on the subject. I trust the information as it was edited and put together by the government resources, as it is very reliable. You don’t have to guess is this true or opionated in a way shape or form.

The bad sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion

1. It does have an .org URL which usually means it is a nonprofit organizations, but not all the time, which means it is not totally reliable information.

2. At the bottom of the page it does shows the organization that wrote the article or definition. Also the date in which the subject of the content was updated is very recent. Also it seems as though the organization that wrote the article seems to have some information in the field as that is what their organization is all about.

3. All the sources are documented with footnotes, and links. Most of the information is from other completed sources though. It does give external links, and they are discussing both sides of the issue.

4. When you research the URL it shows in top ten traffic rating in the world and the u.s. It also shows the corporation, and the start date of the URL. Also the only thing is that it has a lot of links involved with it nearly 450,000. But as far as reviews many of them say it is a good source of information, but you should follow up with your own research afterwards.

5. All in all this is a good site for first finding out information. It was mainly put on the net for information, facts and that kind of information. I just don’t find it a hindered percent reliable as you are allowed to post information yourself, and as it does not have an editor author for the website.