CR 8.4-8.5: Multimodal and Online Sources

How to analyze multimodal sources?

University of Mississippi (UM).
"Introduction to Multimedia Sources."
Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Multimedia sources, or those that use forms of media other than text, can provide valuable content for your writing.

University of Mississippi (UM).
"CRAAP Analysis of Multimedia Sources." Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

Currency: the timeliness of the information

Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs

Authority: the source of the information

Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness, and correctness of the information

Purpose: the reason the information exists

How to analyze online sources?

Lumen Learning, and University of Mississippi (UM).
"Introduction to Online Sources."
Writing Skills Lab. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019.

University of Mississippi (UM).
"CRAAP Analysis of Online Sources."
Writing Skills Lab. Edited by Lumen Learning. Lumen Learning, Portland, OR, 2019,.

Determining when an online source was published or produced is an aspect of evaluating information.

Consider how the information might effectively contribute to your paper

Establishing the accuracy, or relative accuracy, of information is an important part of evaluating the reliability of an online source.

Identifying the intended audience of the source is another aspect of evaluating information.