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RESEARCH BASICS: GRADE 12 LEVELDon t want to copy down links?Get this handout online at:

1. Search the SCS catalogSearch the SCS catalog AND Webpath express AND databases in one search

2. Searching the web . All search engines are NOT created equalfind a good one.a. Google

Search help : help link at bottom of Google page Keywords: identify terms that would appear on the page you want:

collect & focus your terms. Keep it simple, use as few words aspossible, but use precise, descriptive words.

Boolean operators & search tips:o Bioethics OR DNAo

jaguar cars football -oso macaroni penguino Isaac Newton discovered * o DNA ~testingo related :http://www.bing.com/

Search tools (left side): Related searches, reading level, timeline, news Advanced search : get fewer, but better hits CTRL + F to search for words within any webpage

b. iboogie : puts documents with similar content or related topics in same group.http://www.iboogie.tv

c. Bing: http://www.bing.com/ You can limit a search by domain: .com, .gov,net, .edu, .ca) Use NOT

3. Website evaluation . Anyone can post on the webyou are responsible for thecredibility of your sources. How can you know whether a source is trustworthy?

a. Wikipedia is not a credible source (even YOU could edit it), but you might findgood keywords and useful links in an article s bibliography.

b. For website evaluation criteria: http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html (Also see handout: Evaluation Criteria)

4. Other credible sources. When you use search engines you are only accessing 10% ofthe material on the World Wide Web. To make matters worse, many engines offer paidplacement which gives a false sense of authority. The good stuff still costs money, butwe have paid it for you. Use our full-text databases (major universities also subscribe toaccess articles here).

A. EBSCO : Three great databases here. Access from the library home page * At home, go to Surrey Public Library s databases, A-Z

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General advice for all databases o Select full texto Try advanced searcho sign in if you want to easily save articles and return to them later

OR just email them to yourself using email linko CTRL + F to search for a keyword in any documento Check ALL columns on webpage to refine/expand search

EBSCOhost: a full-text database of published articles.o Always choose databases

Canadian Points of View: tipso Browse by category/bioethicso Use subtabs for types of information (i.e.news, mag, reference)o citation link will give you all the info you need for Word Referenceo Try Find more like this

Student Research Centreo Narrow results by subject or geography

B. Infotrac another 2 excellent databases http://infotrac.galegroup.com/default Username: fraservalley password: falcons

1. CPI.Q Canadian Periodicals.

2. Global Issues in Context ***incredible resourcea. Scroll through centre & right columns for types of docs

(podcasts, primary sources, reference, news, mags )

C. Worldbook Advanced Online : http://www.worldbookonline.com/ Try timeline feature Username : eracwb password: trial

D. Canada.com : full-text archive of 12 major Canadian newspapers and Global TVbroadcasts. http://www.vancouversun.com/index.html To sign in, give email address: library@surreychristian.com

Password: Falcons1

D. The Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/ click on unlimited & enter name username and password as Canada.com

5. Citing your research: APAa. Works cited: The easiest way is to use the Reference tab in MS Word. b. Parenthetical citations (Smith, 2012)c. Remember to properly introduce your quotes/paraphrasing