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Beyond CRAAP: Practical Information Literacy for Tumultuous Times

A supplement guide with resources, content, and links for the "Beyond CRAAP" professional development session facilitated by Cristy Moran and Andrew Dutka during Professional Development LEAD Day 2020 at Broward College.

CRAAP/ ACT UP Tool

CRAAP/ ACT UP Form
A Google Form created by Professor Michael Fenick, Broward College, Associate Professor in Business Administration, to be used as a model evaluation tool for class use.
Google Forms: How To
How to create a form on Google Forms for anyone who has a Google account. Broward College does not use G-suite but any Google users can access forms.

Further Reading

ACT UP for Evaluating Sources (article)
Article by Dawn Stahura, creator of ACT UP heuristic, from College & Research Libraries (2018)
The Algorithms Study (Project Information Literacy)
2020 Report from Project Information Literacy.
Evaluating Resources
LibGuide from Simmon's University (original)
Inequalities in Publishing
Article by Charlotte Roh detailing findings on the inequalities in scholarly publishing, from Urban Library Journal (2016)
Lateral Reading and The Nature of Expertise
Article by Wineburg and McGrew (2018).

ACT UP

ACT UP Handout
PDF flyer for the above ACT UP image that can be used to evaluate sources for authority, currency, truth, bias, and privilege.
CRAAP Handout
A two-sided handout for the CRAAP test with news spectrum (last updated 2018)

What Students Have Taught Us

Infographic Full Size Link
This infographic represents ten years of findings from Project Information Literacy's ongoing research into students' views about and engagement with information.