Research Tips for Searching the Internet

Web Research Tips

Your search terms (keywords) are important. Use trial and error. If you don't get the right results the first time, try being more specific or less specific.
Use quotation marks to search for phrases. "Right to choose" as a phrase will return different results than searching those words individually.
Try advanced searching. You may find that it's a useful way to narrow your results.
Evaluate what you find. Is it reliable? Is it appropriate to use in a college-level paper?
When you search the library databases, you're not searching the free web. The library pays for database and e-book content. Learn more about the difference between databases and the World Wide Web.

Don't give up! Ask a librarian.
Use this tutorial to hone your web research skills. This is a fun and quick interactive tutorial that has been created by the Intute Virtual Training Suite for free academic use.
See our Search Strategies page for more information.

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This 3 minute video by Common Craft is designed to help you make the most of searching the web.