5: Websites
FINDING RELIABLE WEBSITES FOR RESEARCH:
Check the Research Guides to see recommended websites and resources for every Emmaus program.
Use a Google Advanced Search to refine and limit your results.
Look at the bibliographies or references on internet sources you find helpful. These will lead you to more sources!
ONLINE RESOURCES
Bielefield Academic Search Engine
Directory of Open Access Journals
EVALUATING WEBSITES
GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS
" ": searches for the exact phrase in the quotation marks
Example: "television violence"
AROUND(3): to ask for specific terms that are separated by a given number of words in any order
Example: macleod AROUND(3) Emmaus
- (minus): exclude an irrelevant term
Example: salsa -cilantro
related: search for pages that are similar
Example: related:realsimple.com
link: find pages that link to a particular site (very useful when evaluating webpages!)
Example: link:mla.org
intitle: will look for the word or phrase you enter in the title of the website
Example: intitle:Christian publisher