TRAP Source Evaluation
Using inaccurate, irrelevant, or poorly researched sources can affect the quality of your own work. Keep the TRAP method in mind. Below is a list of criteria along with questions that can help you decide if a source is right for your research. Below is an abbreviated list of questions to help with source evaluation.
Timeliness: the date of source/ information creation.
Relevance: relates to your topic.
Authority: the source the information comes from.
Perspective: the point of view or attitude toward an issue.
LIBNCSU. "Evaluating Sources for Credibility." YouTube, 9 Jun. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLTOVoHbH5c&t=9s.
OkStateLibrary. "Inform Your Thinking - Episode 2 - Who Do You Trust and Why?" YouTube, 10 June 2016, youtu.be/nMe50BDb4M0.
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