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The librarians at Carney LIbrary, University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth, have created a short demonstration of website evaluation techniques.
Can I / should I use this website information for an academic project?
Watch Evaluating Internet Sources from the librarians at UMass/Dartmouth and see.
Evaluation Criteria (UMass/Dartmouth) |
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CRAAP test (California State Univ./Chico) original CRAAP test |
Ownership |
Publisher |
AUTHORITY |
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Author |
AUTHORITY |
Content |
Currency |
CURRENCY |
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Publication Type |
RELEVANCE |
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Accuracy |
ACCURACY |
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Purpose |
PURPOSE |
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Objectivity |
PURPOSE |
This table illustrates how the UMass evaluation criteria relate to the CRAAP evaluation criteria.
What more detailed criteria and techniques for evaluation were recommended in the UMass video?
[Fry and Laurie’s famous Library vs Cricket sketch illustrates clearly how missing data distorts our understanding of a topic.]