Practice evaluating sources with this tutorial entitled "Credible Sources Count" from Vaughan Memorial Library. It only takes about 10 minutes and is fun to work through.
As you begin to explore your topic, you need to be sure that you are using the best possible sources of information. You will likely find a variety of sources during your research: books, articles, Web documents, interviews, DVDs, and more.
For each and every source you use you want to make sure it passed the CRAAP test:
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Perkins, Kendra. “The CRAAP Test: An Easy & Fun Way to Evaluate Research Sources.” RefME, 19 Apr. 2016, https://www.refme.com/blog/2016/04/19/the-craap-test-an-easy-fun-way-to-evaluate-research-sources/.
Watch the brief video below to learn more about the CRAAP Test:
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