LibGuides UFV: ENGL 105, Academic Writing (Karen Selesky): Googling and Writing Tips

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

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The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Writing tips, Citation Style Guides and more.
Research Paper
From the UFV Academic Success Centre

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

Use these as part of your search:

site:.edu (to search only U.S. universities), e.g. cloning site:.edu
site:.ac.uk (to search only UK Universities), e.g "domestic violence" site:.ac.uk
site:.gov (to search the US gov website.)
site:.gc.ca OR site:.canada.ca (to search the Canadian gov website)
site: gov.bc.ca (to search BC government websites)
site:.org (to search organizations)

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

Try "indian residential schools" pdf site:.gc.ca