Research on the Internet- a guide

Rules:

1. Do not plagiarize . You must read over material and then take notes on the text you are reading, writing in your own words. If a you find something that you want to copy then you must enclose the words you copy in quotations marks and footnote it if you use it in this form.

 

2. Give credit to your sources. Remember to copy the URL, the source of what you are reading, to use as a footnote, if necessary, and also in you bibliography.

 

Finding material:

1. Library databases: Libraries in New York City have excellent databases for all kinds of research including magazine and nespapers. Depending on your library card type in queenslibrary.org or brooklynpubliclibrary.org. Experiment by trying different databases and type in your library card number. Or go to the subject categories and do a search.

 

2.Internet sites: Internet sites can be excellent sources of information but you have to be careful of sites that have a bias or inaccurate information. Some sites may not be reputable. Different search engines include

http://google.com - excellent for social studies assignments. Type in + between words to limit the "hits" to a managable number.

http://askjeeves.com - good for health topics. Just type in a question.

http://collegeonline.org/library/research-tools/librarian-searchguide - a librarian explains how to use which search engines