Trying to sift through all the sources you can find on the web can be time consuming and discouraging. Which sources should you use for your assignments? Use the CRAAP Test to evaluate the sources and make sure that you use only quality sources of information.
Use this sheet when you are ready to evaluate your source. You may encounter exceptions to the rule and some sources may be more difficult to evaluate than others. Ask your instructor or librarian for assistance if you have difficulty evaluating a source.
CRAAP is the acronym for the five criteria used to evaluate the credibility of sources.
Use the CRAAP test to evaluate the books and articles you find through the library's catalog and research databases and especially for sources found on the Web.
View the brief video to learn more about the CRAAP criteria and how to evaluate sources found on the web.
