DC 37 MELS Cybersecurity

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CRAAP Test - Evaluating Resources and Misinformation - Library Guides at UChicago

Paul Jang

When trying to assess information online or elsewhere, consider if it passes the CRAAP Test

• 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.

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CRAAP Test - Evaluating Resources and Misinformation - Library Guides at UChicago

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