These are websites used for retrieval of data, files, or documents from data pases.

It is a generic term for all types of names and addresses that refer to objects on the world wide web.

is a part of the web address nomenclature someone would use to find your website or a page of your website online

Top level Domains

domain for educational institution

domain for no profit organization

domain for government site

domain for commerical site

domain for network

country code top level domain

top level domain for philippines

top level domain for european union

top level domain for united kingdom

top level domain for australia

the systematic way of gathering and examining information to establish facts and create new knowledge.

the ability that gives a researcher a clear understanding of connections between ideas and identifies errors/inconsistencies in printed and electronic resources.

an attempt to be more precise in providing the list of documents according to the words used by the user to search the Internet.

Contextualized Online Search Tips

Search Skills and Tools

narrows, broadens, or eliminates search term.

Three Types of Boolean Logic

operator will find pages that include either of the search terms.

this operator will retrieve only pages containing both terms.

this operator will find pages that do not include search term immediately following it.

used to search for famous quotes, proper names, recommendations, etc. It encloses the phrase in quotation marks.

indicates that the word after the sign is a required word must be found in search.

indicates to exclude a word from your search that is not required on the result.

is used to find social tags.

used to find popular hashtags.

using the filetype refines the search for documents on the web.

the sites find webpage from a website.

research platform that provides users access to information and enables them to cross reference sources with others. It contains a vast number of sources including journals, conference papers, academic books, preprints, theses and dissertations, abstracts, and technical reports.

This is an online library composed of more than 1.7 million records of journals and other literature offered by the institute of Education Sciences at the Us Depart of Education for public use. It does not require membership.

This is a community-curated online directory that provides users free access to various resources that are of high quality, and have undergone peer review. It was established in 2003 at Lund University in Sweden. It has more than 12,000 open access journals that cover the areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and humanities.

Evaluating Sources

The purpose of the information presented in the site should be clear. Some sites are meant to inform, persuade, state an opinion, entertain,or parody something or someone.

This refers to how comprehensive the website is in their discussion of certain topics.

It reveals that the person, institution or agency responsible for a site has the qualifications and knowledge to do so.

It refers to the credibility of the website.

present information with a minimum of bias. Is the information presented with a particular bias?