East LMC CRAAP & Evaluation

After locating a source, a student should:

• Take note of useful information

• Evaluate the C.R.A.A.P of the source

• Locate potential sources

• Identify gaps in understanding

To determine if a source is current, one can look at the:

• publication date

• copyright date

• last updated date

• All answers (Answers 1,2, and 3)

The C in CRAAP stands for

• Communication

• Consideration

• Contemplation

• Currency

In which discipline is "currency" not imperative

• biology

• economics

• history

• law

"Does the information answer your research question?" relates to which phase of C.R.A.A.P.?

• Currency

• Relevance

• Authority

• Accuracy

• Purpose

To determine if a source is relevant, where should one look for answers:

• Assignment requirements, your research question, and identified audience of the source

• Assignment requirements, your research question, and date of publication

• Date of publication, research questions, and copyright date

• Date of publication, research questions, and author bio

When examining the "authority" of a source, researchers can examine:

• Currency

• Relevence

• Assignment Requirements

• Mission Statement

What should you do if you cannot determine information about the author within a source?

• Look at the information literacy page

• Determine the publication date

• Google the author

• Determine the author's authority

Which phase of CRAAP is the following:

Verifying information with your own knowledge or a second source

• Currency

• Relevant

• Authority

• Accuracy

• Purpose

In determining accuracy of a source, one can look for answers:

• in your brain, content of the source, or author biography

• in your brain, content of the source, or currency

• content of the source, additional sources, and purpose

• in your brain, content of the source, or additional sources