Finding Internet Gold

Tips for Safe Web Searches

• Turn on Chrome’s SafeSearch setting
• Using quotation marks to find exact wording
• Use “OR” to get options
• Use a hyphen to remove options
• Use “intitle:” to search titles (and not content)

CRAAP Test: Is this website current?

• How long ago was the information published/updated?
• Do the links provided still work?
• If it’s more than ten years old, consider looking for a more recent resource

CRAAP Test: Is this website current?

• How long ago was the information published/updated?
• Do the links provided still work?
• If it’s more than ten years old, consider looking for a more recent resource

CRAAP Test: Is this website relevant?

• Is the website content related to your topic?
• Does it answer your research questions?
• Is the intended audience above or below your learning level?

CRAAP Test: Does this website’s author have authority?

• Has the author provided their name?
• Has the author provided their contact information and organization?
• Does the author have the credentials, background, knowledge to be an authority on this topic?
• Does a search on the author reveal other publications?

CRAAP Test: Is this website accurate?

• Have cited sources or an endorsement to the correctness of the content been provided?
• Does the website include basic grammar, spelling or design errors?

CRAAP Test: What is this website’s purpose?

• Is the website associated with an organization with an underlying commercial (selling a product) or political (pushing an agenda) bias?
• Does it feel like the author is expressing their personal opinion rather than facts?