Research Reminders

Credible Sources: Check out the database link and advanced web searches options on the researching menu.

Lateral Searching: A method of determining credibility of online information in which you open multiple tabs to search for other information to validate the site’s claims.

Does it pass the CRAAP test? Credibility, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose

APA Formatting: Requires these four elements

Author of content (or responsible party)

Date content was published

Title of content

Publication information. This can be the website (or data base) you got it from or the journal or book's publication information.