The web is a great source for government sites and information. Remember that you can find information of value at the local, state, and national levels.
Here is a list of suggested web resources. You may find additional sources, but be sure to thoroughly evaluate any information found on the web! (See below.)
When you search the Web, you’re going to find a lot of information . . . but is it accurate and reliable? You will have to determine this for yourself, and the CRAAP Test can help. The CRAAP Test is a list of questions you can ask yourself in order to determine if the information on a web site is reliable
CRAAP is an acronym for:
Currency - Is the material current? Does it contain outdated or disproven information? Is the site maintained regularly?
Relevance - Is the material relevant to your question?
Author - Who wrote the content? What are the author's qualifications? Is there a way to contact the author?
Accuracy - How accurate is the information? What evidence does the author use? Does the author cite sources?
Purpose - What is the purpose of the content? Is the content objective or biased?
Did you know? You can use search limiters right in the basic Google search box, to cut through the large amounts of garbage available on the open web. To limit your search to college and university webspaces, add site:.edu to any query. To limit your search to government websites, just add site:.gov to the end of your search string.
Savannah State University 2200 Tompkins Rd Savannah, GA 31404 Phone: (912) 358-4324 Reference Text Line: (912) 226-2479