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Submit your resources to the respected CRAAP test to determine whether you want to use them or not for your assignment.
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The CRAAP TestCan you separate the roses
from the manure?
The CRAAP Test
• Can you find when the information was posted/published? • When was it last updated? • Is it ever updated? • Is this the most current version? • Do the links work?
Currency
Relevancy
• Will this help support your argument? Is it a good example?
• Will your assignment be better with this?
• Is it restating things you've already said and/or supported elsewhere?
• Does this inform your topic or thesis?
The CRAAP Test
The CRAAP Test
Authority• Who wrote or published this?• What expertise do they have?• Does the organization state their
purpose clearly and openly? Are they a subsidiary?
• Can you easily contact them?• Does the publisher have the right
to post/publish this information?
The CRAAP Test
Accuracy• Can you verify the information?• Are the means of discovering this
information made clearly available?
• Is the information presented clearly with adherence to grammar, spelling and labelling standards?
The CRAAP Test
• Does it add new knowledge to the world?
• Is this information presented with a bias? Is it objective?
• If there is an opinion presented, is it made clear?
• Goal: to teach, persuade, sell, entertain?
Purpose
Websites aren’t labelled.…so where can you find the
answers to these questions?
The CRAAP Test
“About” pageRead the self-description of publisher, authors, organization. Who are they? How do they present themselves? Do they tell you what their credentials are?
Websites aren’t labelled.…so where can you find the
answers to these questions?
The CRAAP Test
ContentStudy the words, vocabulary, images, multi-media content - do they all match up to give a cohesive message? Do they directly answer your questions?
Websites aren’t labelled.…so where can you find the
answers to these questions?
The CRAAP Test
StyleBanner, colors, logo; does this site look legitimate? Too slick? Amateurish? Outdated?
Websites aren’t labelled.…so where can you find the
answers to these questions?
The CRAAP Test
URLWhat does the internet address tell you about the site? Can you find the “parent” URL? What does the domain (ending) tell you?
.com .edu .org.ca .net.gov
.gc.ca
Websites aren’t labelled.…so where can you find the
answers to these questions?
The CRAAP Test
LinksWhich sites does this page link to – who do they affiliate themselves with? Do they match the stated information and intent of the site in question?
Websites aren’t labelled.…so where can you find the
answers to these questions?
The CRAAP Test
Site Architecture and LabellingHow is the site organized? Is the site labelled? What sections are available? Do the links work? Is there a copyright statement?
Look around. Literally.
The CRAAP Test
The CRAAP Testhttp://libguides.capilanou.ca/craap
is part of the Online Research guide• Find• Evaluate• Assess • Record
