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Source is web page from Mercer Libraries:

https://libraries.mercer.edu/tarver/subject- guides/tutorials/images/PrintableCRAPtest.pdf
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Evaluating Info

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Evaluating Info

The Crap Test
Source is web page from Mercer Libraries:

https://libraries.mercer.edu/tarver/subject- guides/tutorials/images/PrintableCRAPtest.pdf
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The crap test

  • Currency
  • Reliability
  • Authority
  • Purpose/Point of View
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currency

  • When was it published?
  • How timely does the info need to be?
  • Was it published near the time of the event?
  • When was the web page last updated?
4.

reliability

  • Peer-reviewed?
  • Who published/source?
  • Does it cite references?
  • Is it general or detailed?
5.

authority

  • Who's the author?
  • What are the author's credentials?
  • Educational, government, corporation?
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Purpose/Point of view

  • To inform, persuade, entertain, sell?
  • Does author have vested interest?
  • Is it even-handed?
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citing sources

  • If you quote, cite the source.
  • If you paraphrase, cite the source.
  • If it's your own thought or conclusion....
  • In text citation (after quote or paraphrase)
  • References (APA & ASA) or Works Cited (MLA)
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Citations styles

  • Modern Language Association (MLA)
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • American Sociological Association (ASA)
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Citation help

  • Citation Style Guides - Library
  • EasyBib
  • Owl at Purdue

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