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COMM 301 (Thornton-Sides)

COMM 301 (Thornton-Sides)

Websites

CRAP Text For Evaluating Websites

Additional Thoughts on Evaluating Websites

Think hard about what you find on the open web (what you track down through Google). Who wrote it? Why? Is the website up to date? Does the information measure up to what you are finding in library databases, books and articles vetted by reputable publishers? Or do you have a inkling the page before you could be misinformation or disinformation? 

Use the lists below for ideas on how to evaluate this information for college research.