S05¶


Research	R0050 — Journalism and Other Truth-Seeking Disciplines
Run	2026-03-31
Query	Q002
Search	S05

WebSearch + WebFetch — Historical source criticism and information literacy (SIFT, CRAAP)

Summary¶

Field	Value
Source/Database	WebSearch + WebFetch
Query terms	(1) "historical source criticism methodology structured evidence evaluation" (2) "SIFT method CRAAP test information literacy framework" (3) WebFetch of Wikipedia source criticism
Filters	None
Results returned	20 (search) + 1 (fetch)
Results selected	2
Results rejected	19

Selected Results¶

Result	Title	URL	Rationale
S05-R01	Source criticism — Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_criticism	Comprehensive overview of historical source criticism methodology
S05-R02	CRAAP test — Wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRAAP_test	Overview of CRAAP test methodology and its limitations

Rejected Results¶

Result	Title	URL	Rationale
S05-R03	Various library guides and SIFT descriptions	Multiple URLs	Pedagogical materials that describe rather than define the methodologies

Notes¶

The WebFetch of the source criticism Wikipedia article was the most analytically valuable, providing the formal seven-step evaluation framework from 19th-century historical methodology and the internal/external criticism distinction.