RESEARCH:
Your goal in researching is to locate credible, reliable resources. As you can see from this Weebly site, there are so many credible scholarly resources available through the library databases. If you use a search engine like Google, remember that it is your responsibility to determine if a site is credible. Some of the resources below may provide some guidance when searching the Internet. Be sure to ask one of the librarians if you need assistance with your searches.
Click below for some tips & tricks on how to make your Google searches more effective!
Google Scholar is a research tool that searches across a variety of scholarly resources,
including "articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies,
online repositories, universities & other web sites."
including "articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies,
online repositories, universities & other web sites."
View this short video that explains the difference between primary and secondary sources:
Goucher College explains how to identify primary and secondary sources in the sciences:
SJSU discusses how to identify and read primary and secondary sources in the sciences:
Purdue OWL explains how to determine credible sources:
Use this evaluation form to help determine if a website is credible:
University of Southern Maine provides a checklist for evaluating web resources:
Check out this short video and document that provides easy tips and tricks when Google searching:
SearchResearch is a blog run by research scientist Dan Russell. He illustrates advanced search techniques and processes.
A Google A Day is a daily search puzzle that can be solved by using your online research skills.
Using this daily can help you develop and improve your searching skills.
Using this daily can help you develop and improve your searching skills.