Category Archives: Reference

Take Searches Up a Notch

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Questia

Traditional search methods don’t always work effectively. When you’re disappointed with the results you’re getting, Barbara G. Friedman, author of Web Search Savvy: Strategies and Shortcuts for Online Research (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005), 60, suggests trying some of … Continue reading →

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Practicing Source-ery

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Questia

Primary and Secondary Sources Sidney Silverman Library at Bergen Community College (NJ) offers a straightforward definition of the difference between primary and secondary sources. “Primary sources are original materials such as autobiographies, poems, diaries, documents, research articles, original data, or … Continue reading →

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Get Fast, Accurate Results with Exact Phrases

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Questia

“Searching for phrases” notes Living Internet “is one of the fastest ways to narrow down results” Their article Search for Phrases, explains how to use this technique. You can specify a phrase on most search engines by placing it in … Continue reading →

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Line It Up

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Questia

“A working outline,” says the University of Victoria Department of English, can provide you “with a rough map of where the essay will go, making a diagram of your thoughts to sharpen and define your purpose.” The UVic Writer’s Guide … Continue reading →

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Culture Club

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Questia

Online Search Techniques “The diversity of cultures represented on the Web is an amazing and wonderful thing,” notes Web expert Barbara G. Friedman, who adds, “But online searches are easily thwarted if the user fails to take into account the … Continue reading →

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Top Search Tips

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Questia

Internet Tutorials – Laura B. Cohen’s “basic guide to the Internet” – is a valuable resource for anyone who needs to find information online. Bookmarking her Best Bet Search Tips, for example, means that you’ll always have easy access to … Continue reading →

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Right on Time

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Questia

Much research is geared to people and events which happened at a particular moment in time, whether five minutes or thousands of years ago. NoodleTools.com – which “provides software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the research … Continue reading →

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