1. Think Before You Search

Where are you going?

Define the task What is the

research question?

NoodleTools can help

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2. Look Beyond Google

Sweet Search Sweet Search 4

Me Google Scholar Library of

Congress Preselected Sites PRHS Library

databases Save research

time

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3. Start Broad

Understand this… Uncertainty Research is a

process Research requires

deep thinking (Nicholas Carr)

Use nouns (keywords)

Teach an actual method like The Big 6

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4. Narrow Results

Narrow, broaden, find related terms

Advanced search options

“phrase searching”

Boolean searching (+)

Wildcard* Natural language

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5. Dig Deep

Wikipedia (external links)

Google Rankings .com sites

purpose The deep web Effective research

skills need to be reinforced over time

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6. Evaluate Sources

CRAAP Test (CAARP) Currency Relevance Authority Accuracy Purpose

CARRDSS Test Who, when, and

why? What are my

needs?

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7. Find Primary Sources

Primary vs. Secondary sources

National Archives Library of

Congress EBSCO (Kids

Search and Student Research Center)

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8. Cite Sources

As you find resources cite them

Bibliography (Works Consulted) vs. Works Cited

NoodleBib Plagiarism

(unintentional)

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9. Utilize PRHS Library Databases

prhslibrary.com “Database

Passwords” lavalamp EBSCO Grolier (under

encyclopedias) Newsbank The Record

Enterprise

10. Google Docs

Access your documents from anywhere

Collaborate with other Google users

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