Section 7: Evaluating Sources

The Research Guide has been discontinued. 

Please use the UI&U Library Tutorial or the Peer-Review & Evaluation Tutorial. 

Faculty members: please contact a librarian if you need assistance updating your research assignments. 

• Goals
• Evaluating Information
• Using the CRAAP Criteria
  • Currency
  • Relevance
  • Authority
  • Accuracy
  • Purpose
• Websites: To Use or Not to Use?
• Evaluating Websites: You be the Judge!
• Using Your Judgement
• Use a Variety of Sources
• Wrap-up
• End

Return to Research Guide main page