About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
Tag Archives: CRAAP
CRAAP: waste or fertilizer?
CRAAP has been taking a lot of crap lately. This came through my Twitter feed today: In which Kevin points out that Trump's tweets on wiretapping would pass the CRAAP test with flying colors. #chuckthechecklist https://t.co/qFP1NHtagF — Lisa Hinchliffe (@lisalibrarian) … Continue reading
There’s more to it…
As I wrote earlier, information literacy has been in the air lately. It’s a good thing from my perspective, as one who advocates for info lit. But it’s frustrating too, because people don’t seem to get what I’m talking about. … Continue reading
Some CRAAP
In my library, we’ve been using the CRAAP test (PDF) when we cover evaluating information sources. Like anything else, it has its pros and cons – I like the simplicity of it, and that it’s memorable, but in reality it’s … Continue reading
Talking CRAAP
We have started color coding the entries in the reading list – red, yellow and green. Red means find a different reading. This could be because someone else got it first, or because it didn’t stand up to scrutiny. Green … Continue reading
Bravo to Amber!
… for putting the first reading on the list: “Is Broadband Internet Access a Public Utility?” This article makes a good test case for what is good enough for the list. Two big points from the CRAAP test are Authority … Continue reading