EG 102 Annotated Bibliography Worksheet

Part 1 As you consider information sources, take several minutes to evaluate those sources using the CRAAP test. As you read the information source, give each category a rating from 1-5

Currency: How recently was the information created or posted? 3

What date was the information made available? Has the information been updated or revised? Is the information too old for your need? Do the links associated with the source work? Relevance: How appropriate is the information to your need? 5 Does the information answer important questions about your topic? Is the audience for the source appropriate? (Novice, expert, executive) Is the source written at an appropriate level? (Pre-college, college, professional) Have you looked at a variety of sources before selecting this one? Would this source be appropriate for a research assignment? Authority: How qualified are the information creators to make this information known? 5 Who is created/wrote/published the information? What are the credentials of the author or sponsoring organization? Are the credentials of the author or sponsoring organization given? Is the author or sponsoring organization even qualified to create/write/publish the information? Does the creator give contact information? (E-mail address, mailing address, phone number) Does the URL (web address) tell you anything you need to know about the information creator? Accuracy: Is the information correct, true, and reliable?5 What is the source of the information? (Rumor, history, research, etc.) What evidence does the information creator give to back up his/her/its claims? Has the information been reviewed by other experts before publication? Does the information creator give references to other information sources? (Works cited, references, footnotes, links, etc.) Can you verify the information in other sources? Does the language or tone expose bias or strong emotion? Does the source have spelling, grammar, and/or typing errors? Purpose: Why has this information been created/published?5 What was the information creators reason for publishing their information? Does the creator openly state his/her/its intentions? Is the information factual, opinion, or propagandistic? Is the information presented with an objective point of view? Does the source express political, ideological, religious, institutional, or personal bias?
Now add up your ratings and use the following scale to get a rough idea of how reliable the source is. Be cautious of sources you rate as borderline and avoid poor sources. 22-25 Excellent source / 19-21 Good/average source / 16-18 Borderline source / 15-0 Poor source
Adapted from http://www.juniata.edu/services/library/instruction/handouts/craap_worksheet.pdf

Part 2 Fill in each box with the information it prompts. When you are done with this step, all you will need to do is craft your responses into good paragraphs for your annotations. Source citation: Grandin, Temple. Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism. New York: Doubleday, 1995. Print. 1-2 statement summary of the sources argument and conclusion: This source is very valuable to my research simply because the books author has autism and can give a special knowledge on the subject that others without autism cannot. She talks about autism from her point of view and discusses the certain tasks and abilities that are difficult to accomplish with autism.

Statement on the sources audience/purpose: The sources audience I believe is those who dont have autism. I believe this simply because its as if shes trying to get others to understand the certain everyday tasks that are easy to most are not easy to those with autism. I believe her purpose is to get others to understand autism more. Statement on the sources timeliness/appropriateness: The book is an older book but at the same time I still think that it has viable information in it. Since I was leaning towards wanting to know how those with autism felt rather than just statistics and facts about autism. Statement on the sources footnotes/references and special features(helpful graphics, use of new technology or technique, particularly significant breakthrough, etc.): Throughout the book she goes on telling her story and about what its like in a daily life with someone with autism but she also provides pictures for the audience to put a face to the story as well. 1-2 statement evaluation of the sources strengths/weaknesses/biases/usefulness to your paper: I believe that this source is very helpful because reading about her daily struggles with autism is very helpful in learning more than just facts about autism I think it gives the source a certain strength many other sources arent going to have. The only weakness about this source was that it was written in 1995 so it is an old source but still a very useful one.

EG 102 Annotated Bibliography Worksheet

Part 1 As you consider information sources, take several minutes to evaluate those sources using the CRAAP test. As you read the information source, give each category a rating from 1-5

Currency: How recently was the information created or posted? 3

What date was the information made available? Has the information been updated or revised? Is the information too old for your need? Do the links associated with the source work? Relevance: How appropriate is the information to your need? 5 Does the information answer important questions about your topic? Is the audience for the source appropriate? (Novice, expert, executive) Is the source written at an appropriate level? (Pre-college, college, professional) Have you looked at a variety of sources before selecting this one? Would this source be appropriate for a research assignment? Authority: How qualified are the information creators to make this information known? 5 Who is created/wrote/published the information? What are the credentials of the author or sponsoring organization? Are the credentials of the author or sponsoring organization given? Is the author or sponsoring organization even qualified to create/write/publish the information? Does the creator give contact information? (E-mail address, mailing address, phone number) Does the URL (web address) tell you anything you need to know about the information creator? Accuracy: Is the information correct, true, and reliable?5 What is the source of the information? (Rumor, history, research, etc.) What evidence does the information creator give to back up his/her/its claims? Has the information been reviewed by other experts before publication? Does the information creator give references to other information sources? (Works cited, references, footnotes, links, etc.) Can you verify the information in other sources? Does the language or tone expose bias or strong emotion? Does the source have spelling, grammar, and/or typing errors? Purpose: Why has this information been created/published?5 What was the information creators reason for publishing their information? Does the creator openly state his/her/its intentions? Is the information factual, opinion, or propagandistic? Is the information presented with an objective point of view? Does the source express political, ideological, religious, institutional, or personal bias? Now add up your ratings and use the following scale to get a rough idea of how reliable the source is. Be cautious of sources you rate as borderline and avoid poor sources. 22-25 Excellent source / 19-21 Good/average source / 16-18 Borderline source / 15-0 Poor source
Adapted from http://www.juniata.edu/services/library/instruction/handouts/craap_worksheet.pdf

Part 2 Fill in each box with the information it prompts. When you are done with this step, all you will need to do is craft your responses into good paragraphs for your annotations.

Source citation: Happe, Francesca. Autism: An Introduction to Psychological Theory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1995. Print.

1-2 statement summary of the sources argument and conclusion: This source summarizes the history of autism and the different levels of autism. One chapter hits on Aspergers syndrome which is one of the main reasons I grabbed this source because that is an area Im really interested in. The source ends in the chapter, Remaining puzzles: a look to the future which I thought was interesting because there is a lot that we dont know about autism to this day.

Statement on the sources audience/purpose: I think the audience is more focused on those wishing to learn more of the facts and statistics of autism rather than the stories of those with autism.

Statement on the sources timeliness/appropriateness: The source just like the other one I grabbed is a little outdated but at the same time still has viable information that I would like to use in my research.

Statement on the sources footnotes/references and special features(helpful graphics, use of new technology or technique, particularly significant breakthrough, etc.): At the end of each chapter the author puts a suggested readings paragraph which I think is nice considering many people will use that to find other sources on their topics. 1-2 statement evaluation of the sources strengths/weaknesses/biases/usefulness to your paper: I think this is a strong source because it has a lot of the information I was looking for when first starting my research. The only weakness of this source is that it may be a little outdated. At the same time though I love this source because of the fact that it hits on Aspergers syndrome and Im very interested in learning more about Aspergers syndrome which is another section of autism. All in all this source has very important information that I will use in my research.