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The CRAAP Test: Currency Relates To The Timeliness of The Resources

The document introduces the CRAAP test, a method for evaluating sources before using them in an essay. The CRAAP test stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. It provides a checklist of questions to ask about a source to determine if it is reliable and credible enough to cite. Currency relates to a source's timeliness, Relevance relates to how well it fits the research topic, Authority relates to the source's credentials, Accuracy relates to the reliability and evidence provided, and Purpose relates to the intention of the information.

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The CRAAP Test: Currency Relates To The Timeliness of The Resources

The document introduces the CRAAP test, a method for evaluating sources before using them in an essay. The CRAAP test stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. It provides a checklist of questions to ask about a source to determine if it is reliable and credible enough to cite. Currency relates to a source's timeliness, Relevance relates to how well it fits the research topic, Authority relates to the source's credentials, Accuracy relates to the reliability and evidence provided, and Purpose relates to the intention of the information.

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The CRAAP Test

Before you can make a detailed plan for your Literature Assignment, it’s important
that you search for and identify useful source material for use in your essay.

The CRAAP Test is a useful method for evaluating sources and content before you
decide to use them in your essay:

It can be tempting to use any source in your paper that seems to agree with
your thesis, but remember that not all information is good information,
especially in an online environment.  Developed by librarians at California
State University-Chico (see below for the link), the CRAAP Test is a handy
checklist to use when evaluating a web resource (or ANY resource).  The test
provides a list of questions to ask yourself when deciding whether or not a
source is reliable and credible enough to use in your academic research
paper. CRAAP stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and
Purpose.  For more information, please see below.
[https://libguides.cmich.edu/web_research/craap#:~:text=The%20test
%20provides%20a%20list,Authority%2C%20Accuracy%2C%20and
%20Purpose]

Currency relates to the timeliness of the resources

 When was the information published or posted?


 Has the information been revised or updated?
 Is it important to have current information, or will older sources work as
well?
 Are all the links working?

Relevance relates to the importance of the information to you

 Does the information relate to your research or answer your question?


 Is the information at an appropriate level, i.e., not too simple or too
advanced for your needs?
 Have you looked at a range of other sources? This will help you to decide
whether the source you are using is relevant.
 Are you comfortable citing this as a reputable source for your research
paper?

Authority relates to the source of the information

 Who is the author/publisher/source/?


 What are the author's/organisation's credentials?
 Is the source trustworthy or qualified to write on the subject?
 Is there contact information and is it easy find out more about the
author/organisation?
 If it is a website, what does the URL (.com .ac .gov .org .net) say about
the source?

Accuracy relates to the reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content

 Where does the information come from?


 Is the information supported by correct evidence?
 Can you verify any of the information in another reliable source?
 Does the language or tone seem balanced, unbiased and free from errors?

Purpose relates to the reason the information exists

 What is the purpose of the information? (i.e. inform, argue, teach, sell,
entertain, persuade)?
 Is the purpose clear and the point of view impartial or are there biases?
 Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda?

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