Research Guides: MUSI 1306 NE Dewey: Research

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Scholarly Research

Citing credible sources that support your thesis statement strengthens your scholarly paper. You need to use the TCC Library to find this type of information. Fortunately, there are many resources available that are easy to use.

You will look for essays, articles, and books written by experts on your topics and their writing.

Researching the Internet

Online Research: CAARP Test
Learn how to choose the best websites to use as resources for your research. The CRAAP Test is a handy checklist to use when evaluating a web resource (or ANY resource). The test provides a list of questions to ask yourself when deciding whether or not a source is reliable and credible enough to use in your academic research paper. CRAAP stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.

CAARP Test
PDF of CAARP Guidelines