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Research Best Practices
Helpful Research Sites
ONLINE MEDIA: RECOGNIZING FACT V. FICTION
Five Resources to Help Students Recognize Fact vs. Fiction in Online Media
Online Research Skills: Tips and Strategies
Search terms, sources, and strategies
Search Tips: How can I find better sources
Try these search strategies in the Gale Power Search:
Use strong search terms (no wimpy words)
Subject searching (3 min.)
AND/OR/NOT (Boolean operators) (3.5 min.)
Use Wildcards (3 min.)
Use Quotation marks (2 min.)
Use Gale’s “Topic Finder” (2 min.)
Read Gale’s exhaustive tips (Written instructions)