This resource is a good starting point for general or background information. However, you can also get in-depth information on a topic if you use the subject-specific versions.
What is an encyclopedia?
100
Symbol used in a search to keep two or more words together.
What are quotation marks?
100
Information that has evaluated or restated the original source.
What is a secondary source?
100
The "About" page on a website, credentials, contributors, editors, etc... are all examples of ways to determine _____________.
What is authority?
100
.com stands for __________.
What is company?
200
This type of resource comes in the form of two types: fiction or non-fiction. They often cover a single subject in great detail and are usually the first thing people think of when they think about what libraries carry.
What are books?
200
Describes the type of word you would use when searching. You should be keeping track of these words as you come across them in your search.
What is a keyword?
200
This article/journal type that provides no references or works cited list. The target audience is the general public, contains lots of ads, and is not peer-reviewed.
What are popular articles/journals?
200
Finding a source on medical advice from 1923 is an example of a resource not being __________.
What is current/time?
200
.gov stands for __________.
What is government?
300
This resource is a gold mine of articles from different publications which can be accessed electronically.
What are databases?
300
_______ and NOT are Boolean Operators that limit your search results.
What is AND?
300
Information that is created or captured directly from the source.
What is a primary source?
300
Information that exists to entertain readers is an example of __________.
What is purpose?
300
.org stands for __________.
What is organization?
400
This resource has many different types which are often determined by the intended audience (scholars, practitioners, and general audience). The name refers to the releases of new issues.
What are periodicals?
400
This symbol is used as a wild card to include alternate endings of a word in your search.
What is an asterisk?
400
This type of source presents the information as fact without bias or agenda.
What is an objective source?
400
Finding information on the Jamaican Get-away's but needing information on the Jamaican Migration is an example of a source not being ____________.
What is relevancy?
400
.mil stands for __________.
What is military?
500
This resource doesn't always have reliable information but is used most and trusted by students in research. Using information from here requires a careful eye and some thought before being used.
What is a website?
500
A ______ _____ is identified in a research question. A good research question should have a minimum of two.
What is a main concept?
500
This type of source is often a little skewed because of a bias. This information usually tries to persuade its readers or will only present one side of a story.
What is a subjective source?
500
A broken link on a website is one way to determine _________.
What is accuracy?
500
.edu, .gov, .net, .com, .org, etc... are all examples of _______ _______.