2017 crrap
- 1. WEB RESEARCH •When you search using the internet you can get way too many results. •Some of these may not be relevant or suitable or reliable. •Remember that ANYONE can publish on the web.
- 2. HOW DO YOU EVALUATE A WEBSITE’S CREDIBILITY? YOU DO THE C.R.R.a.P. TEST! C IS FOR CURRENCY (timeliness) (is the information up to date?) • How recent is the information? • Can you locate a date when the page(s) were written/created/updated? • Based on your topic, is it current enough?
- 3. R IS FOR RELEVANCE (is the information suitable for this task?) • Does the information presented help you answer your questions on the topic? • Can you understand the information?
- 4. R IS FOR RELIABILITY (authenticity) 1. (can you trust the author(ity)?) • Can you determine who the creator/author is? • What are their credentials? (education, experience, affiliations) • Is there a way to contact them? • Is there evidence that they are experts on the subject? • Do they use language which demonstrates expertise in the subject? • Who is the publisher/sponsor of the site? • Given who the author/publisher/sponsor is, is there any possible bias?
- 5. R IS FOR RELIABILITY (authenticity) 2. (can you trust the information?) • Can you tell where the information comes from? (Bibliography/references) • Does it have working external links to other useful/reliable sites? • Is the information primarily facts or opinion? • Is the information balanced? (Biased?) • Based on your other research, is the information accurate?
- 6. and P IS FOR PURPOSE (why does the website exist?) • What's the intent of the website? (to persuade, to sell you something, etc.) • What is the domain? (.edu, .org, .com, etc.) How might that indicate the purpose? • Are there ads on the website? Could they be indicating a hidden purpose? • Who might benefit from a reader believing this website? Consider who the publisher/sponsor is. REFERENCES: (adapted from) Beestrum, Molly; Dominican University Librarian; and Vanderbilt University Library.