Research

= Research Help = ​

Databases
On campus just click proceed, off campus you'll need a password. See Mr. Dimbert for the username and password you'll need at home.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

 * Use this database when researching 'hot topics' (hint: all of your topics!). Your results will contain articles for and against the issue...showing all sides of the argument, helpful for highly debated issues.
 * This database searches over 4,872,277 different sources updated daily.

Student Resource Center

 * Use this database for general articles on subjects. Your results will contain solid information about your issues containing background information and overviews of your topics. This is a great place to start your research.
 * This database searches over 13,065,153 articles updated daily.
 * Hint: For both of these databases check out the subject guide link at the top of the page. You'll find a really easy way to search for and organize your information.**

Meta-Search Engine

 * This is going to search multiple search engines at once...you'll get a TON of results

Clusty

 * The most helpful aspect of this search engine is the categories it sorts search results into on the left hand side of the page.
 * Clusters: Keywords and Subject categories listed most hits to least
 * Sources: This will filter results by specific search engines
 * Sites: This will filter results by the ending of the website address. This can be very helpful: .edu and .gov sites are going to be the most reliable, .org is the next best but now that people can buy .org's they should be reviewed for reliablitity before being used

Google Scholar

 * This google product searches only scholarly articles. This means you're pulling from books from google books, thesises, College/University sites, and well know scholar's webpages. Its a good place to start before you try searching the general internet through google.

Google

 * Everyone's favorite search engine. Remember to use the "search within search results" feature at the bottom of your search results to narrow your results to the best hits for you.

New Sources
All of your topics are currently talked about in the news. These can be some of the best places to go for new and current information...especially when you're researching over a long period of time! New advancements are made everyday. Remember to keep up with them by checking out the latest from the news...
 * ===Suggested sources: New York Times, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Google News, Time, NewsWeek===