How To Do Research Searching For Information
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This document provides guidance and resources for students conducting research projects. It lists sources for finding information on various topics, including art, biographies, newspapers, and reference materials. It also offers tips for developing search strategies when using tools like Google, including using exact phrases, AND/OR/EXCLUDE operators, and refining searches. Examples are provided for searching the topic "The Great Depression". The document emphasizes defining your topic, identifying needed information, brainstorming search terms, selecting sources, and taking relevant notes.
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How To Do Research Searching For Information
- 2. Globe Theatre . [Photograph]. Retrieved January 23, 2010, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library
- 3. Searching for Information Attribution: "3d puppet, holding big magnifier" http://www.flickr.com/photos/40780016@N02/3915512820
- 5. Source: STYLES, S. 1998. Elizabethan England. Oxford: Heinemann
- 6. Attribution: "Midland Hotel, Central Library, Manchester Town Hall" http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124404848@N01/281262516 Art: Oxford Art Online Bibliography: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Who's Who and Who Was Who General Reference & Homework: Britannica Elementary (For ages 5 - 11) Britannica Student (For ages 12 - 18) Encyclopaedia Britannica Oxford Reference Online Newspapers: Newsbank Times Digital Archive Source: http://www.manchester.gov.uk
- 7. Attribution: "Firefox on the rise" http://www.flickr.com/photos/77941960@N00/67984062 Attribution: "Google logo render - Mark Knol" http://www.flickr.com/photos/25064547@N06/2568436053
- 9. Google Users Research Q. 1 Search Tools Q. 2 Search Time Q. 3 Search Results
- 10. Search Strategy
- 11. “ Exact Phrase”
- 12. AND
- 13. EXCLUDE
- 14. REFINE
- 16. Research Topic: Shakespeare Define your topic? Identify what information you need? Brainstorm “search terms” & strategy Select the best sources Select the relevant information and take notes
- 20. STOP THINK REACT
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