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Online research
What’s the best way to use the Internet for your research? Here’s our
quick guide:
A good place to start is by looking at a definition of your topic or
your essay question and making a note of any keywords. Use those to
do a web search and start reading through the results.
You may not find what you need first time, but there are a lot of online
resources1 to help you search effectively. For example, many search
engines have ‘hints and tips’ pages which show you how to use them
more efficiently and this can help you to refine your search2.
It’s important to evaluate sites critically3, so check who wrote the
information and when.
One way to access reliable information is to subscribe to online
journals4 to get more information on specific topics such as medicine,
science etc. You can often search by keyword in back issues5 to find
older articles that might be relevant.
And remember, once you’ve found information you want to use, don’t
just copy and paste it into your essay! You will need to rewrite the
information in your own words. Be sure you keep a record of the
source so you can reference it correctly in your work.
1 useful online materials
2 make your search more accurate (e.g. by searching for more words or changing the settings)
3 think carefully about whether something is reliable or truthful
4 to pay for or ask to receive (journals) regularly
5 previous editions of a magazine, newspaper or journal
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