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The CRAAP Method: Criteria for Evaluating Websites
Before you consider using information you found on a website, you must evaluate the website based on its:
Currency
:
The timeliness of the information
Relevance
: The importance of the information for your needs
Authority
: The source of the information
Accuracy
: The reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content
Purpose
: The reason the information exists
You must give a
CRAAP
about the information you find online!