Evaluate your website

Are you searching online? Are you using Google to find information? Make sure your source passes the C.R.A.P. test. Can you answer these questions about the website you want to use?

C - Currency - When was the site created or updated? Is date important for this project?

R - Reliability/Relevance - Does information match other sources? Are there lists or links of sources? Does the information answer your research question?

A - Authority - Who is the author? Are there credentials?

A- Accuracy - Is the site reliable? Is the information truthful?

P - Purpose/Point of View - What is the purpose of the site? Is there bias?

Databases

The best database for this research is ABC-CLIO.

Here is how you get to it.

Go to MackinVIA on yourmy.ccpsnet.net dashboard.

Click on Databases on the left.

Scroll down and select one of these depending on your chosen topic or you can search for the database using the search box at the top right.

• ABC-CLIO American History
• ABC-CLIO World History - Ancient and Medieval Eras
• ABC-CLIO World History - The Modern Era

Other Databases that might be helpful are also located on the CCPS Dashboard.

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