No shortcuts to credibility evaluation: The importance of expertise and information literacy
Date
2017-01
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IGI Global
Abstract
This chapter argues that as the online informational landscape continues to expand, shortcuts to source credibility evaluation, in particular the revered checklist approach, falls short of its intended goal, and this method cannot replace the acquisition of a more formally acquired and comprehensive information literacy skill set. By examining the current standard of checklist criteria, the authors identify problems with this approach. Such shortcuts are not necessarily effective for online source credibility assessment, and the authors contend that in cases of high-stakes informational needs, they cannot adequately replace the expertise of information professionals, nor displace the need for proper and continuous information literacy education.
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Chapter in Establishing and Evaluating Digital Ethos and Online Credibility, https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1072-7
Keywords
CRAAP Test, information literacy, source credibility evaluation
Citation
Kavanaugh, J. R. & Lenart, B. A. (2017). No Shortcuts to Credibility Evaluation: The Importance of Expertise and Information Literacy. In M. Folk & S. Apostel (Eds.), Establishing and Evaluating Digital Ethos and Online Credibility (pp. 22-45). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1072-7.ch002