elp oral communication 3 - evaluating websites
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Finding Information – Where to look?
Google? Wikipedia? Library?
How do you choose?
When to use
Evaluating Information
Remember the CRAAPP test
Evaluating Information
• Currency
• Relevance
• Authority
• Accuracy
• Publication
• Purpose
Currency
• When was it written? Last edited?
Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism
Relevance
• Is it really related to your topic?
Information on Lithuania
Authority
• Who wrote it?
• The URL (web address) and author information for a web site reveal a lot about site reliability.
• Determining who created a web site is critical in being able to judge its quality. Generally, anonymous information and personal websites should not be used for academic research.
Personal Website
Accuracy
• Are the facts right?
Bicholim Conflict
Publication
• Who published it?
Project Britain
Purpose
• Is there a bias? Why did the author or publisher create this?
Climate Change
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