Avoid using CRAP sources!
Use the CRAAP Model to evaluate your sources!
Currency: the timeliness of the information
Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs
Authority: the source of the information
examples: .com (commercial), .edu (educational), .gov (U.S. government),
.org (nonprofit organization), or .net (network)
Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content
Purpose: the reason the information exists
SenecaLibraries (2013, July 18). Evaluating websites [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35PBCC5TKxs.
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