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Evaluating Web Resources
It is important to be selective and to evaluate the information you find online. The CRAAP Test is a list of questions you can ask yourself in order to determine if the information on a web site is reliable. CRAAP is an acronym for:
- Currency - Is the material current? Does it contain outdated or disproven information?
- Relevance - Is the material relevant to your question?
- Author - Who wrote the content? What are the author's qualifications?
- Accuracy - How accurate is the information? What evidence does the author use? Does the author cite sources?
- Purpose - What is the purpose of the content? Is the content objective or biased?
Lane Library
What can a librarian do for you?
Welcome! My name is Lauren McMillan and I am the liaison librarian to Art. I work with Art majors and students in studio art or art history courses to help them reliable sources for papers or projects. I also help orient students to various library services as well as to a vast number of publicly available web resources. Reach out if you need help...
- Finding resources for an assignment or project
- Citing a resource in a paper
- Requesting articles, books, DVDs, or other resources from another library (It's free!)
- Making a recommendation for the Libraries to purchase or subscribe to a particular resource