GEN 1070: Amazing Library Race - GEN 1070 - First Year Success Seminar - Research Guides at Cuyahoga Community College

1. TOPIC SELECTION

Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
An online resource that includes articles from academic journals, newspapers, magazines; audio; videos; opinion essays; and primary sources on current controversial issues. A good source of topic ideas for papers and speeches.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains full-text articles on topics in multiple disciplines, useful as a starting point for most subjects.

Use the site command to limit your search to authoritative websites: Add site:.domain after your search terms. Preferred domains are .edu, .gov, and .org. For example, to search only .org sites, add site:.org to your search, type cyberbullying site:.org in the search box.
Use quotation marks to find a phrase: When searching for a concept that is a phrase, like global warming, enclose the phrase in quotation marks. For example, if searching for global warming, type "global warming" in the search box.

Evaluating Websites:

C.R.A.P. Test Worksheet
Another website evaluation tool for students to learn about criteria used to evaluate websites.
Interactive C.R.A.P. Test
Interactive website evaluation tool that enables students to score the quality of websites.