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Evaluating Sources

Although librarians have carefully compiled these sources, there is no substitute for your own evaluation. Use the following guides to help you.

CARS Evaluation Checklist
CARS = Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, and Support
The CRAAP Test
CRAAP = Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose
Critical Evaluation of Information Sources
Questions to ask, and where to find the answers when evaluating sources

To avoid searching through endless unreliable websites, improve your google searches from the start.

Use these as part of your search:

site:.ufv.ca (to UFV) e.g. daycare site:.ufv.ca
site:.gc.ca (to search the Canadian gov website)
site:.gov.bc.ca (to search the BC government website) "agricultural land reserve" site:.gov.bc.ca
site:.bc.ca (for BC sites)

Also include words like disseration, thesis, or pdf to bring up more reliable documents.

Try "at-risk youth" pdf site:.ufv.ca

sustainability site:.bc.ca

Institutional Research
Find facts & figures as well as UFV institutional reports
UFV Quick Facts

UFV Senate
Many pdfs available to search for policy decisions that affect UFV.
Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice Research: Reports and Publications
Links to research undertaken by UFV people.
The Cascade
Student opinions on UFV matters.
UFV Blogroll
Find current events and opinions of various different UFV departments.
Sustainable UFV
Centre for Accessibility Services
UFV Student Services
Look at the services already offered at UFV and think about how you could improve them.

Go to any UFV website page and use the search box.