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CRAAP Test
Choosing a good source
C
R

A
A
P
Choosing a good source
 Currency – The timeliness of the information
 Relevancy

– The importance of the information for your needs

 Authority

- The source of the information

 Accuracy

- The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the

content

 Purpose

- The reason the information exists
Choosing a good web source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_moveme
nts
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/gashc3708.d
oc.htm
http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/can-texas-secede-fromthe-union

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/us/politics/withstickers-a-petition-and-even-a-middle-namesecession-fever-hits-texas.html
Choosing a good web source
http://scholar.google.co.uk/

https://internal.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx
Citing a good source

http://keats.kcl.ac.uk

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CRAAP test

  • 2. Choosing a good source C R A A P
  • 3. Choosing a good source  Currency – The timeliness of the information  Relevancy – The importance of the information for your needs  Authority - The source of the information  Accuracy - The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content  Purpose - The reason the information exists
  • 4. Choosing a good web source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_moveme nts http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/gashc3708.d oc.htm http://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/can-texas-secede-fromthe-union http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/us/politics/withstickers-a-petition-and-even-a-middle-namesecession-fever-hits-texas.html
  • 5. Choosing a good web source http://scholar.google.co.uk/ https://internal.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx
  • 6. Citing a good source http://keats.kcl.ac.uk