Communication Design

More considerations for evaluating resources: (thanks to Dawn Stahura and Ana Diab)

ACT UP Criteria

Author

• Who wrote the resource?
• What are their credentials/affiliations?
• What experience do they have with the topic?

Currency

• When was this resource written?
• When was it published?
• Do you need the most current information for your topic?

Truth 

• How accurate is this information?
• Can you verify any of the claims in other sources?

Unbiased

• Is the information presented to sway the audience to a particular point of view?
• Resources, unless otherwise stated, should be impartial.

Privilege

• Check the privilege of the author 
• Who is missing in this conversation?
• Critically evaluate the subject terms associated with each resource you found. How are they described? What are the inherent biases?

5 Questions Criteria

• WHO (expertise, experience, credentials of creator)
• WHAT (relevance to your topic)
• WHERE (well cited, verifiable) 
• WHEN (current, up-to-date)
• WHY (information to sell a product, promote POV, or inform)

CRAAP Evaluation Criteria