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Evaluating Sources

Use TRAAP for Evaluating Sources

  • Timeliness: the currency of the information
  • Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs
  • Authority: the source of the information
  • Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the content
  • Purpose: the reason the information exists

TRAAP Test for Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Websites