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CRAAP Resource Evaluation Test
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URRENCY
R
ELEVANCE
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UTHORITY
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CCURACY
P
URPOSE
Evaluating Web Resources
The CRAAP Test
Use the CRAAP test to evaluate web resources.
Evaluate Internet Resources
UMUC provides a checklist of questions to ask about an Internet resource or any information resource.
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
This guide, from Johns Hopkins, can be applied equally to Internet and non-Internet resources.
How to Evaluate Resources
Gettysburg College explains the important of currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose.
Scholarly Or Non-Scholarly Resources
Scholarly, Popular, and Trade Journals
This chart can help you differentiate between types of publications.
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