Research Strategy
10 Steps to Better Research:
10. Find a web site.
9. Find a better web site.
8. Find the Library web site.
7. Find books on our topic.
6. Find articles on your topic.
5. Evaluate your information.
4. Cite your information.
3. Find yourself in a library.
2. Find more....
1. Ask Your Questions.
Use the web in an academic way.
1. Look for bibliographies--lists of resources (books, articles, web sites, etc.) that you can use to find more information on your topice.
In Wikipedia you may find these kinds of lists:
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References
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Notes
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Further Reading
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External links
2. Look at the url (web address) of the sites that you find. What is the difference between a site that is list as .edu and one that is listed as .com?
3. Use keywords from the sites that you find to create refined searches for more specific information.
4. Use these same keywords in a variety of databases or search engines, like the Library Catalog.
Find web resources that provide scholarly information.
Look for Get it! Cornell links to access full text articles from Google Scholar.
Using Google Scholar to locate Cornell University Library resources
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