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Resources
Finding your PASSION & discovering your focus
Wonderopolis
- what do you wonder about? A place to explore ideas.
DIY
- explore how-to projects and other ideas of do-it-yourself things
DOGO News
- looking at current events may inspire you to think about solutions to problems in the world or get excited about the work others are doing
Source Evaluation
Currency
- is the information current?
Relevance - does the information fit your needs?
Authority - how does the author know?
Accuracy - is the information reliable? Can you confirm it in other places?
Purpose - why does this source exist? Is the purpose to inform, teach, sell, or entertain?
Source Example #1
Source Example #2
Research
Becoming an expert on your curiosity
Online Searching
Google
Use
quotations (" ")
around phrases or keywords that should appear in the results together.
Use
AND
to make sure both keywords appear anywhere in the results
Use
OR
to make sure that either of the keywords appear anywhere in the results
Use
site:edu
or
site:org
to only get results from .edu or .org websites
Use the
minus sign ( - )
to subtract certain terms from your results
Sweet Search
- a search engine for students
Databases
EBSCO Middle Search Plus
Student Resources in Context
All Cook Library Databases
Print Searching
Highland Library Print Materials
Cook Library Print Materials
Organizing your research
NoodleTools
Research Organizer
Keyword Organizer
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