On this page, you'll find helpful ways to evaluate sources you find for credibility; an essential step in the research process!
Understanding the difference between popular and scholarly sources is very important when doing college-level research. Some professors require you only use scholarly sources in your essays, while some allow for a mix of popular and scholarly sources.
When using a popular source in your essay, you'll need to do a little extra work to ensure it's credible information.
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The CRAAP Test uses an acronym to help you remember if a source is crap or not! For more details on using the CRAAP Test, check out this handout!
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SIFT is another acronym to help you remember to sift through your sources before using them in your paper. For more details on using the SIFT Test, check out this handout!
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