Internet Research Strategies

 

  1. Key Words
    1. Define your topic – What do you want to find out?
    2. List the most important words
    3. Think of synonyms (words that mean the same thing) for the key words

 

  1. Searching Tricks – Limiting results to make life easier

 

a. Use a subject directory such as the Librarian’s Internet Index

b. Nesting – “tornado facts”

c. Boolean operators –
      volcanos + damage

d. Combinations

 

  1. Reading Search Results/Understanding Web Addresses (URLs)
    1. Remember to Read first!
    2. Look for important information before you click.

 

  1. Choosing the Best Results
    1. Check the URL  - http://www.fema.gov/kids/volcano.htm
    2. Watch out for personal pages - http://www.mec.edu/saugus/shs/studentwork/period4/tcalla/index.html

 

 

  1. Searching Within a Webpage
    1.  Using Find (Ctrl+F or Apple+F) on long pages - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/facts.php

Search for deep or depth