R0050/2026-03-31-02/Q002/SRC07
SIFT and CRAAP — Information literacy evaluation frameworks
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
CRAAP test / SIFT method |
| Publisher |
Various (Blakeslee 2004 / Caulfield 2019) |
| Author(s) |
Sarah Blakeslee (CRAAP), Mike Caulfield (SIFT) |
| Date |
2004 / 2019 |
| URL |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRAAP_test |
| Type |
Reference article |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
Medium |
| Relevance |
Medium |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
N/A |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Low risk |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Well-known frameworks, widely used in library/education settings |
| Relevance |
Medium — designed for general information literacy, not research-grade evidence evaluation |
| Bias flags |
No significant concerns |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC07-E01 |
SIFT contributes lateral reading; CRAAP provides five-dimension checklist but is largely captured by existing frameworks |