CRAAP Test
Information can come from a variety of sources. Knowing the author's background, publication process, and audience area few of the ways to evaluation your source.
A popular method to evaluating sources is the CRAAP test:
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- Evaluating Sources (Does Not Work With Google Chrome)Not all sources are created equal! This tutorial covers the basics of how to tell if a source is appropriate for your assignment and research need. (Firefox is the recommend browser for this tutorial).
Scholarly vs. Popular Articles
Specific characteristics help identify if a source is scholarly or popular.
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Peer Review Process
The Peer Review Process is one process of publication where authors submit their work for review by members of that profession. These peers then determine if this work is suitable for publication.
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- Identify Peer Reviewed ArticlesWatch this brief tutorial on identifying peer reviewed articles.
- What does the "peer review" filter mean?When you search in the USC Libraries, you may notice a filter on the left-hand side that says “Peer-Reviewed Journals.” And assignments often require you to use peer-reviewed, or scholarly, sources. What does this mean, and why would you use this filter? That’s what we’ll cover in this tutorial.