Instructional Tutorials - ENGL 1102 - Hoarau - Library Research Guides at Georgia Gwinnett College

CRAAP Test & Evaluating Information

There's a lot of junk on the internet. Are you finding the best material for your assignment?

Currency - is the date it was published appropriate for your needs?
Relevance - is it relevant to your topic?
Authority - who is telling you this information? (a scholar? a journalist?)
Audience - who is this written for? (the general public? scholars? government officials?)
Purpose - why was this published? (to inform? to persuade?)

For more info, check out our guide on Reading Digital Content.

Research Questions to Your Conclusion
• Overview of the research gathering process used to support a thesis or hypothesis.
• Includes questions students may ask to draw conclusions based on their research findings.
How to Find Relevant Sources
• Presents search as a process that requires flexibility and open mindedness.
• Includes strategies to help students navigate towards the most relevant results.
How to Avoid Bias in Your Searches
• Encourages students to use neutral terminology to retrieve the most objective and relevant sources.
• Directs students to seek a balanced understanding of their research topic by consulting a variety of sources.

Access World News
Research diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as Political Science, English, Sociology, Humanities, Business, International Studies and more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national, and local news sources.