Evaluation of our website picking process.

www.ucsfhealth.org/education/who_can_give_blood

There were several things we had to consider when choosing this website as we didn't want one that would be biased on the opinion of blood giving nor did we want one that was OTT and going off topic. The things we took into consideration were :

• The website address - It had .org in it therefore it's an organisation and so it wouldn't be opinion based, but fact based.
• Who's it by? - It's from the University of California and therefore has academic knowledge so it wouldn't be incorrect information, and if it was it wouldn't be incredibly far from the truth.
• Recent? - It was updated last on august 2011 therefore it's new information and so it's valid.
• There's a contact number, address and email address if we need to contact them for any particular reason and gives us a peace of mind regarding whether or not it's a hoax.
• there is also a feedback page and search bar at the top.

Overall this website is a good one to use in regards to donating blood and the restrictions. However, it does have a few cons. It's not aesthetically pleasing in any way as it's quite bland, and it's also not very good for young beginners because it's not especially inviting with bright colours and such.