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BHS VIRTUAL LIBRARY RESEARCH

RESEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS

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STRIPES DOING RESEARCH DECORATIVE
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“Research is
creating new knowledge.

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and engineer, first person to walk on the moon

GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS AND TRICKS

SEARCH STRATEGIES

10 GOOGLE SEARCH TRICKS YOU SHOULD BE USING (2024 UPDATE)

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"QUOTATION MARKS"

Search for an
exact word or phrase.

Examples:
medicine
healthcare
prescription drugs
medical care

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WILD
CARD*

Search for variations of a word or phrase

Example:
med* would yield results for medical, medicine, medicinal, etc.

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BOOLEAN OPERATOR

Include one or more of the search terms used

Example:
medicine OR medical OR medicinal OR healthcare

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SEARCH
SITE:

Search for content on a specific web page or type of web page.

Example:
medicine site:.gov Example: healthcare site:.org

TEN WAYS TO GOOGLE LIKE A PRO

Maximize your Google search
with even more search tips!

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INFORMATION SOURCES

KYVL Kentucky Virtual Library logo

KENTUCKY VIRTUAL LIBRARY

Portal to newspapers, magazines,
academic journals, and more

Go to the Password Portal for
class code information if prompted.

GOOGLE SCHOLAR LOGO HYPERLINK

GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Search for articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.

PBS LEARNING MEDIA LOGO HYPERLINK

KET PBS LEARNING MEDIA

Relevant, accessible, and unbiased information sources for students and teachers

Go to the Password Portal for
class code information if prompted.

EVALUATING BOOKS AND WEBSITES

SIFT EVALUATION TECHNIQUE

Read more about it here.

SIFT GRAPHIC DECORATIVE

FACT-CHECKERS

  • FACTCHECK.ORG

    Aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics by monitoring the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players

  • POLITIFACT

    Fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and those who speak up in American politics

  • RUMORGUARD

    National movement to promote news literacy,creating better informed and more engaged individuals

  • SNOPES

    The oldest and largest fact-checking site online

MEDIA BIAS CHART

Identify the perspectives and political leanings of news providers and make your own decision!

MEDIA BIAS CHART DECORATIVE

INTERACTIVE MEDIA BIAS CHART

Search up to five sources per day (free) to see where they are positioned on the media bias reliability matrix.

VETTING NEWS SOURCES

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CITING INFORMATION

STYLE GUIDES

SAMPLE PAPERS

MLA sample paper

MLA
APA style

APA
Chicago sample

CHICAGO
CITATION STYLE COMPARISON CHART LINK

CITATION STYLE COMPARISON CHART

Side-by-side comparison of
APA, MLA, and CHICAGO styles (PDF)