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Evaluating Information: The CRAAP Test

Applying the CRAAP Test (HANDOUT)
CURRENCY: The timeliness of the information.
RELEVANCE: Does the information meet your needs.
AUTHORITY: The source of the information.
ACCURACY: Reliability & truthfulness of content
PURPOSE: The reason the information exists.
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Click on the link above to access the handout wirtten by the creators of the CRAAP test, the librarians at California State University, Chico.

Web Resources

Please remember for your final Review Paper - web resources should be used minimally or not at all (which is preferred) and only when information cannot be found elsewhere. If you must use web resources, you can use the CRAAP test (highlighted on this page) to help determine if the website is reputable.

Website Links

American Diabetes Association Website provides access to information, research, and services related to diabetes and diabetes prevention.
American Heart Association
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC - Data and Statistics Access points to data from the Centers for Disease Control
Finding & Using Health Statistics (NIH - NLM) Online course for students in health sciences that describes different types of health statistics, how they are collected, and where they can be found.
Mayo Clinic A team of Web professionals and medical experts working side by side produces this site. Through this unique collaboration, you are given access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 3,700 physicians, scientists and researchers of Mayo Clinic.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Part of the National Institutes for Health, the NHLBI provides global leadership in research, training, and education to prevent and treat heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders.
National Institutes of Health