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English 101 - T. O'Connell: Internet Searching

Resources for Ted O'Connell's ENGLISH 101 classes

GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS

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CRAAP TEST FOR EVALUATING SOURCES

The CRAAP test is a tool you can use when you are evaluating any kind of resource to establish credibility but it is especially helpful with INTERNET RESOURCES:

https://libguides.csun.edu/engl113/evaluating-information

GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH LINK

INTERNET SEARCH RESULTS TO EVALUATE

EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING LINKS:

1 -  Imagine you are looking for: An overview of Chris McCandless' life...

and you get this result: LINK
 

2 -  Imagine you are looking for:  Deeper level coverage about what happened to Chris McCandless

and you get this result: LINK

3 -  Imagine you are looking for: Deeper level coverage about what happened to Chris McCandless

and you get this result:  LINK

4 -  Imagine you are looking for:  Broad overview of Henry David Thoreau's life

and you get this result: LINK
 

5 -  Imagine you are looking for:  Broad overview about Transcendentalism

and you get this result: LINK
 

6 -  Imagine you are looking for: Broad overview about Transcendentalism

and you get this result: LINK

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