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First Source

Answer each of the questions on a new line. 

TOPIC: Cyberbullying

  1. What topic did you choose?
  2. What is the title of the article?
  3. Who are the authors of the article?
  4. Currency: When was the article published? Is the article current?
  5. Relevance: Is the article relevant to your selected topic? Explain your response.
  6. Accuracy: Is the information in the article accurate? How do you know?
  7. Authority: Is the author, publisher, or source of the information credible? How do you know?
  8. Purpose: What is the purpose of the article? Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda? How do you know?
  9. Bias: Does the author demonstrate any bias toward the topic? Why or why not? Explain.
  10. After evaluating the source using the CRAAP (currency, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purpose) method, do you think this is a good source to use in an academic research assignment? Why or why not?

Second Source 

Second Source

TOPIC: Social Media 

Answer each of the questions on a new line.

  1. What topic did you choose?
  2. What is the title of the article?
  3. Who are the authors of the article?
  4. Currency: When was the article published? Is the article current?
  5. Relevance: Is the article relevant to your selected topic? Explain your response.
  6. Accuracy: Is the information in the article accurate? How do you know?
  7. Authority: Is the author, publisher, or source of the information credible? How do you know?
  8. Purpose: What is the purpose of the article? Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda? How do you know?
  9. Bias: Does the author demonstrate any bias toward the topic? Why or why not? Explain.
  10. After evaluating the source using the CRAAP (currency, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purpose) method, do you think this is a good source to use in an academic research assignment? Why or why not?

What strategies will you use to find sources in the University Library going forward?