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Information Systems and Business Analytics

Video: Evaluating Information Resources

Is the information you found of good quality? Watch the video on Evaluating Information Resources (02:16).

The CRAAP test

There are many sources of information. How do you know if they are good quality? Use the CRAAP test.

When was the information published or posted?

Consider:

How current is the information?
Do you need current information, older sources or both?
When was the resource last updated?
If there are references and links, how current are they?

Who is the source of the information?

Consider:

Who is the author, publisher, source or sponsor of the information?
Are the authors' and/or publishers' affiliations clear?
What is their reason for publishing the material?
For websites, does the domain of the URL tell you anything about the author or source (.gov, .edu, .com, .org)