On Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 at 7 pm in Mead Hall, Kristen Hawley Turner will be talking about “The Importance of Evidence in the Digital Age.” Some library suggested resources on “how do we evaluate what we read, write, post and publish in digital spaces?”
The C.R.A.A.P. Test
One simple way to evaluate sources is to look at the C.R.A.A.P. factors: Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose. For more about applying it:
https://youtu.be/EyMT08mD7Ds
Evaluating Resources: From UC Berkeley Library
The CRAAP test isn’t the be-all and end-all of evaluation. For more ideas:
http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/evaluating-resources
Snopes.com
One of the oldest fact checking sites, Snopes is a labor of love founded as an Urban Legend site in 1994. But as founder Mikkelson and associates started verifying (or disproving) rumors coming to them, the rallying cry of “Keep Calm and Check Snopes!” spread.
http://www.snopes.com
Top Ten sites to Help Students Check their Facts
From the International Society for Technology in Education—going beyond Snopes, Factcheck, & Politifact.
http://bit.ly/Top10FactCheck
How to Spot Fake News
An article from Factcheck.org, turned into a graphic by the International Federation of Library Associations:
http://www.factcheck.org/2016/11/how-to-spot-fake-news/
Get more tips at:
http://libguides.drew.edu/evaluating
Drew University Library, http://www.drew.edu/library/research