This page is a re-use of the page Website Research: CRAAP Test by Rebecca Hill Renirie
It can be tempting to use any source in your paper that seems to agree with your thesis, but remember that not all information is good information, especially in an online environment. Developed by librarians at California State University-Chico the CRAAP Test is a handy checklist to use when evaluating a web resource (or ANY resource). The test provides a list of questions to ask yourself when deciding whether or not a source is reliable and credible enough to use in your academic research paper. CRAAP stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. For more information, please see below.
CURRENCY
The timeliness of the information
RELEVANCY
The importance of the information
for your needs
The source of the information
The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content
The reason the information exists