Effective Internet Research

Why waste time on useless information???

Where to begin when all you have is a

subject.

http://www.ask.com

Tips for getting good search results

• Be as descriptive as possible

• Use quotation marks to keep words or phrases together

• +/- sign immediately preceding a word to add/delete a word from a search

• Use and, or and not

• Rearrange your word order, change Collie + puppy to puppy + Collie.

Where to begin when you have a web address.

http://www.google.com

How Do I Know the Stuff on the Internet is True?

• What is the purpose of the Web Site?

• Who wrote the Web Site?

• How can the web location or address help you to find out about the web site?

URL STANDS FOR URL STANDS FOR

.orgnon-profit organization

.state.usstate or local government

.govgovernment (state, federal, local)

.edueducational (school or college)

.museum museum .biz   business

.info informational .com  commercial

.coopbusiness cooperative

.pro professional

.aero aviation .net personal page from a private net provider

/userspersonal page from a private net provider

/memberspersonal page from a private net provider

~namepersonal page from a private net provider

.name an individual's web address

 

Also pay attention to when the site was

created, updated or last worked on.

Safe places to search

Begin with the Coleman web site that was created with National History Day in mind:

https://www.vbsd.us/cjhs/library/