{"id":1610,"date":"2022-05-11T10:32:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T14:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/?post_type=chapter&p=1610"},"modified":"2024-01-10T17:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T22:48:11","slug":"evaluating-information-sources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/chapter\/evaluating-information-sources\/","title":{"raw":"Evaluating Information Sources","rendered":"Evaluating Information Sources"},"content":{"raw":"\"Icon<\/a>Imagine you just found the perfect piece of information to include in your paper. What a relief! Before you decide to include the source in your paper, you need to evaluate whether the source is credible. The video Determining Good Sources<\/em> created by University of Manitoba Libraries discusses questions you should ask when you are deciding whether to include information in your paper.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-3wkcql6kXA\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThere is a lot to consider when you\u2019re evaluating whether a source is credible or not. Many academic librarians teach students about the CRAAP test<\/a> or method to help guide the evaluation process, created by Sarah Blakeslee, of the University of California at Chico's Meriam Library. The video Evaluating Sources<\/em> created by Western University explains this method in more detail.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/EyMT08mD7Ds\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHere is the CRAAP test presented visually. You may want to keep this handy and use it like a checklist while you find your sources.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nIf you'd like to refer to it while you're researching, you can download the CRAAP Test as a Word Document.<\/a>\r\n\r\nJust as there is a lot of information to sift through as you prepare to write a paper, there is a lot of information to guide your evaluation process. Here are a few more tips to help you along the way.\r\n

Information Source Evaluation Tips\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1432\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"447\"]\"Four If you'd like, you can download the Information Source Evaluation Tips as a handout [Word]<\/a>.[\/caption] \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"Icon<\/a>\r\n\r\nTry this mini-quiz:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"31\"]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nTry this mini-quiz:\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"33\"]\r\n

Adaptations<\/h1>\r\nMaterial in this section has been adapted from Evaluate Your Resources<\/a> by The Learning Portal \/ Le Portail d\u2019Apprentissage<\/a>, by College Libraries Ontario<\/a>, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a> and from Research Help Guide: Evaluate your Sources<\/a> by Toronto Metropolitan University Library<\/a>, licensed under All Rights Reserved, used with permission.\r\n

References<\/h1>\r\nFuhr, J., & Ford, L. [University of Manitoba Libraries]. (2018, August 30). Determining Good Sources<\/em>. [Video] YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-3wkcql6kXA<\/a>\r\n\r\nToronto Metropolitan University. (2022, April, 21). Research Help Guide: Evaluate Your Sources.<\/em> https:\/\/learn.library.ryerson.ca\/research\/evaluate<\/a>\r\n\r\nWestern University. [Western University]. (n.d.) Evaluating Sources.<\/em> [Video] YouTube. https:\/\/youtu.be\/EyMT08mD7Ds<\/a>\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

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