User:Joseph Oldam/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Gregg L. Semenza


 * Article Evaluation
 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes, the first sentence talks about him being a professor, researcher, and his Nobel prize which are the main components of the article.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * The Lead provides a brief description of most of the article's major sections however, it does not state anything about his education or his personal life but instead dives straight into him being a professor, researcher, and American Nobel Laureate.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No, the Lead includes information that is present in the article except that in the body of the article, the information is of course explained much more deeply with more citations. However, the Lead mentions the basic idea of why Dr. Semenza received his Nobel Prize but this same basic idea is no longer introduced when the article talks about his research. Instead, there is only hard science in that area of the article.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * The Lead is concise and to the point, it gives a basic background and fulfills its purpose effectively.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, everything in the article talks about Dr. Semenza and is mostly about his career/research.
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Yes, it was last edited on 01/25/2020 and includes information from the past year that is relevant to the topic indicating that it is up to date.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * There are only 2 sentences in the Personal Life section implying that content from that section is missing or is not yet public knowledge.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes, the article does not provide any bias towards or against Dr. Semenza and appears to only be attempting to state the facts.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Fortunately no, everything is written very neutrally.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Not that I can see. Most of the viewpoints are simply just facts about his research although, there is barely anything in his Personal Life section so if viewpoints were to be underrepresented, it would have to be there.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No, the article does not have any real position. It seems to simply be just stating facts about Dr. Semenza.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Yes, all of the citations made in the article seemed to be backed up by reliable sources.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes, most of the sources are editorials on his research and are valuable. Some sources are also from journals that his research was published so there is a steady stream of both editorial sources and citations from his research.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes, they are either current for the time period of the award that they refer to or are just current to today.
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * Yes, the links that I checked work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes it was clear and easy to read
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * not that I am aware of
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * yes, it was organized and easy to follow through

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Yes, there is one image of a cell and the biochemical pathway that the HIFs follow to show a little more understanding on what his discovery does.
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * This image wasn't necessarily captioned but just given an accurate title.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Yes, they are easy to understand for a lay person.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There were no conversations.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * There are projects such as the WikiProject Biography that want to create the page to be more like a biography, it was rated start for start-class on the quality scale. There is also a thread from WikiProject Medicine that wants the article to be more medical based than anything else and was rated low for low importance on the importance scale and start for start-class on the quality scale.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia just determined that it was not that important of a topic to get done right now but in class I feel that we stressed more importance on it.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * The article is incomplete but all of the information on it seems to be correct.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * It states information directly from a very neutral standpoint.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * It could provide much more information about the research, how it was acquired, and also more information about Dr. Semenza himself and his personal life such as what brought him to medicine in the first place.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is certainly underdeveloped. It is great now but needs a lot more work.


 * Sources
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2930469/
 * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6068252/
 * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregg-L-Semenza
 * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregg-L-Semenza

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Harvey Cushing


 * Article Evaluation


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, he was the father of neurosurgery and did his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also worked with the hospital a lot through his professional career. He was also an associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, the article does not provide any bias towards or against Dr. Semenza and appears to only be attempting to state the facts. Only at one point is he referred to as the greatest neurosurgeon but other than that, it is neutrally written.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * Not every claim. In the area talking about his legacy that he left from his career there aren't citations for claims that there should be citations for.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Yes, the citations are from reliable sources that are well known or from good journals.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * The Talk page has some criticisms that are good ways to start work on the article, some have been fixed but not all.


 * Sources
 * Harvey Cushing, a biography. JF Fulton - 1946 - Springfield, Ill.: CC Thomas
 * https://www.healio.com/endocrinology/news/print/endocrine-today/%7B0c1a82c7-f9c8-4091-b3f7-2685e95b2262%7D/harvey-cushing-1869-1939
 * https://library.medicine.yale.edu/find/cushing-photograph

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Robert Heyssel


 * Article Evaluation


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, he was the President of Johns Hopkins hospital from the 1980s up until the early 1990s.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, it is written from a very neutral standpoint but barely has any content.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * no, there is only one reference in the entire article so some claims are without references.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * The one citation is from the new york times and seems to be reliable
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * The talk page just has a comment from the family that wishes for the article to be removed due to it being incorrect, perhaps this may not be the best article to work on in this case.


 * Sources
 * https://medicalarchives.jhmi.edu:8443/papers/heyssel.html
 * http://portraitcollection.jhmi.edu/portraits/heyssel-robert-morris
 * https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-06-14-0106140184-story.html

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Ronald J. Daniels


 * Article Evaluation


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes, Daniels is the current president of the university.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, it is written in a neutral tone.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * not every claim has a citation so this can be improved upon.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Yes, the citations seem to be from reliable sources that are from accredited journals, newspapers, or with good credibility.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * Someone from the presidents office had asked for some updates to be included but they were mostly denied due to a conflict of interest.


 * Sources
 * https://president.jhu.edu/meet-president-daniels/bio/
 * https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/3289/ronald-j-daniels
 * https://www.fulbright.ca/about-us/board-of-directors/current-board-members/ronald-j-daniels-bio.html

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Mary Garret


 * Article Evaluation


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * She funded the establishment of the Johns Hopkins University medical school so yes.
 * Is it written neutrally?
 * Yes, it is written with a neutral tone and a from a neutral standpoint.
 * Does each claim have a citation?
 * not every claim but again, this can be improved upon.
 * Are the citations reliable?
 * Yes, most of them are from accredited sources with a good reputation.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too.
 * There were a couple peer reviews and edits suggested by some other users that seem helpful for future editing.


 * Sources
 * https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/44487
 * https://medicalarchives.jhmi.edu:8443/garrett/biography.htm
 * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Garrett