Research strategies for senior students - 0 views
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It’s true that the Internet can be a wild and woolly place to find information, with the potential for complexity, bias and reliability concerns. However, it is also the environment that most resembles real life, where complexity, bias and reliability concerns are just part of the way the world actually works.
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1. Start with the Wikipedia article.
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look at the citations list.
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3. Go to Google Scholar
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4. Set up a bookmarking system
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5: While in Diigo, do a search for the obvious tags
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6. Set up some kind of tool that allows them to curate content.
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7. Then there is the use of Internet search in general, such as Google or Bing.
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go to Google Alerts and set up an alert for anytime that topic is mentioned online.
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A great summary of how to go about doing research online from Chris Betcher.
