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SEARCH, EVALUATE,CITE


    . . . Plus CRAP Detection



    Benton Library Media Center
    Created by Melissa Corey
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT?

             SEARCH


                           EVALUATE

                                                                                       CITE
    Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed
            “Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed
            “Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed



Tuesday, October 19, 2010
SEARCH . . . TWO OPTIONS
                                                                                                      bentonlibrary.org

                                                                                                 OR




                              Google


    Images: “New Google Favicon High Resolution” by Tiger Pixel via Flickr under a CC-license.


Tuesday, October 19, 2010
EVALUATE . . . THE C.R.A.P. TEST

                 CURRENCY
                 RELIABILITY

                 AUTHORITY

                 PURPOSE

    Images: “TP” by bathroomdiva via Flickr under a CC-license.


Tuesday, October 19, 2010
CURRENCY
                                                   Is the information up-to-date?

                                                                                                       Does the website
                                                                                                   present new information?




      Can you tell when the
   information was published?
     Images: “#1 New MacBook” by Mikael Miettinen via Flickr under a CC-license.
 “2009-07-09 What Day Is It?” by RG of CS-taking a bit of a break via Flickr under a CC-license.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
RELIABILITY
                                   Is the information verifiable elsewhere?

                                                                                       Is the information
                                                                                      backed by sources?




          Is the information
       relevant to your topic?
    Images: “IT everywhere #31” by Paul the Wine Guy via Flickr under a CC-license.
            “Smack in the middle” by ogimogi via Flickr under a CC-license.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
AUTHORITY
                                        Is the website backed by experts?
                                                                          Can you determine the
                                                                          authors of the website?




         Is there an organization
           backing the website?
    Image: “Man vs. Power” by theqspeaks via Flickr under a CC-license.


Tuesday, October 19, 2010
PURPOSE
                                                                    Is the website commerical
                                                                        or non-commercial?

                                                                                Is there a clear bias
                                                                              for a single viewpoint?




   Is the information presented
    objectively (when needed)?
 Image: “dot com” by Thomas Hawk via Flickr under a CC-license.
  “Load or unload” by Pulpolux !!! via Flickr under a CC-license.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
TRY IT YOURSELF
                  Use the links provided to evaluate the C.R.A.P.


                CURRENCY
                                         RELIABILITY
                AUTHORITY
                                        PURPOSE

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
HOW TO CITE . . .YOUR SOURCES
                            bentonlibrary.org




                                           bentonlibrary.org
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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Keith: Crap Detection

  • 1. SEARCH, EVALUATE,CITE . . . Plus CRAP Detection Benton Library Media Center Created by Melissa Corey Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 2. RESEARCH IS SIMPLE . . . RIGHT? SEARCH EVALUATE CITE Images: “MacBook light shift” by goobimama via Flickr, CC-licensed “Goed Zoekveld” by Bart van Biezen via Flickr, CC-licensed “Closeup of an opened dictionary” by zehfernando via Flickr, CC-licensed Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 3. SEARCH . . . TWO OPTIONS bentonlibrary.org OR Google Images: “New Google Favicon High Resolution” by Tiger Pixel via Flickr under a CC-license. Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 4. EVALUATE . . . THE C.R.A.P. TEST CURRENCY RELIABILITY AUTHORITY PURPOSE Images: “TP” by bathroomdiva via Flickr under a CC-license. Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 5. CURRENCY Is the information up-to-date? Does the website present new information? Can you tell when the information was published? Images: “#1 New MacBook” by Mikael Miettinen via Flickr under a CC-license. “2009-07-09 What Day Is It?” by RG of CS-taking a bit of a break via Flickr under a CC-license. Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 6. RELIABILITY Is the information verifiable elsewhere? Is the information backed by sources? Is the information relevant to your topic? Images: “IT everywhere #31” by Paul the Wine Guy via Flickr under a CC-license. “Smack in the middle” by ogimogi via Flickr under a CC-license. Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 7. AUTHORITY Is the website backed by experts? Can you determine the authors of the website? Is there an organization backing the website? Image: “Man vs. Power” by theqspeaks via Flickr under a CC-license. Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 8. PURPOSE Is the website commerical or non-commercial? Is there a clear bias for a single viewpoint? Is the information presented objectively (when needed)? Image: “dot com” by Thomas Hawk via Flickr under a CC-license. “Load or unload” by Pulpolux !!! via Flickr under a CC-license. Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 9. TRY IT YOURSELF Use the links provided to evaluate the C.R.A.P. CURRENCY RELIABILITY AUTHORITY PURPOSE Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • 10. HOW TO CITE . . .YOUR SOURCES bentonlibrary.org bentonlibrary.org Tuesday, October 19, 2010