Guide to Internet Research
Evaluating Internet Sources
Since it can be difficult to verify the credibility of internet
sources, you must critically analyze each web source. Some things
to keep in mind when evalulating source include:
- Author's credentials, affiliations, and associations
- Date of publication
- Edition or revision
- Publisher
- Sources used
- Group or industry affiliations of website
At any step of the research process, you can consult an
LRC staff member for assistance.
Search Engines
There are many search engines available to utilize for your
research. The most popular search engines in the U.S. are (in
alphabetical order):
You may also find the following websites helpful in addition to
search engines.
For a complete list of search engines, see Wikipedia.
Boolean Search Terms
For information on how to use boolean search terms in a search
engine, please watch this video: Boolean Searching.
Citing Sources
- EasyBib - Automatically generate a
citation
