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How do I know if I’m using quality information?

Last Updated: Jan 15, 2019 Views: 26 0 0 Topics: Research Sources

To help evaluate information, you can try the CRAAP test, which uses evaluation criteria such as:

• Currency - how recently the information was gathered and written
• Relevance - how important the information is to your specific needs
• Authority - whether the author and source are credible
• Accuracy - whether the information presented is correct, unbiased, and reliable
• Purpose - the goal of the author in creating the source

 

For more information about the CRAAP test, visit http://www.csuchico.edu/lins/handouts/eval_websites.pdf.