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Research Strategies

This guide provides essential strategies for effective online research, focusing on search engines like Google, Google Scholar, and specialized databases. Learn how to create effective search queries, utilize Boolean operators, and evaluate the credibility of sources using the C.A.P.O.W. method. Discover specialized platforms such as the Internet Public Library and academic databases. Whether researching topics like sleep deprivation or global warming, these tips will enhance your ability to find reliable information for your academic projects.

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Research Strategies

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  1. Research Strategies

  2. Search Engines • Google • Google Scholar (www.scholar.google.com ) • Yippy (www.yippy.com) • Alta Vista (www.altavista.com ) • Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com ) • MSN (www.msn.com )

  3. Other Places to Search • Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org ) • Library databases (WTHS website—library resources www.d121.org/library --> “Online Databases and Other Research Resources” ) • You do not have to question the reliability of information on these sites. Trained librarians and researchers have already done the work for you.

  4. Search Queries(This is what you type into the search box) • Research topic: Sleep Deprivation • Sleep deprivation • Sleep disorder treatments • Sleep deprivation in high school students • Research topic: Global Warming • Global warming • Greenhouse gases • Climate change • Automobile pollutants* *Sometimes your search query may not be at first obvious

  5. Search Tips • Use quotes • “Sleep deprivation”; “causes of sleep disorders” • Specify a type of domain (site:gov; site:edu) • “Sleep deprivation” site:edu • “Sleep disorder treatments” site:edu • Use Boolean operators (AND; OR; NOT) • “sleep deprivation” AND “high school students” • “teenagers’ grades” AND “lack of sleep” • “sleep disorder causes” NOT effects

  6. Also pay attention to the search suggestions:

  7. Website/Article Evaluation • Video: Researching online for college students • C—Currency • When was it last updated? Any dead links? • A—Authority • Who wrote it? What are his/her credentials? Can you contact him/her? • P—Purpose • What is the article setting out to do? Inform? Persuade? Is it a .gov? .com? .org? • O—Objectivity • Is it biased? Does the site/org have an agenda? Does it have a lot of advertisements or clutter? Is it a company trying to promote a product? • W-- Writing Style • Grammar, language, etc.

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