Maybe you’re just beginning to brainstorm a project, and you need to see what kinds of resource are out there. Or maybe you’re just starting to do research for your project. Where do you begin?
Google?
Wikipedia?
No! Start here, your one-stop source for high-quality online information about every subject. You can search for full-text articles, or you can browse by subject. You can even limit it to resources at your reading level! Wow!
Looking for pictures, library books, would you like to chat with a librarian, or even use a research project calculator? All you need is a library card to ANYWHERE in MN! Wow! Click here!
Looking for a bunch of random resources that have been studiously tagged by our fantastic community expert Skip? Click here:
http://www.delicious.com/wolsen
Maybe you’re determined to use a search engine. I mean, there is some good information out there…but how do you decide whether the website you are looking at is a legitimate site with good, usable information for your project? Use the checklist below to check the resource for credibility, accuracy, reasonableness and support. (Hint: you need to do this for at least two websites to earn the Career and Technology: Research standard!)
Internet Resource Evaluation Checklist
If you are having any issues accessing your resources, please speak to your advisor, to Chris, or to Skip. Enjoy!