CREDIBLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Use keywords separately or combining them using AND, OR or NOT in the advanced search option of search engines.

Put "quotation marks" around phrases or proper names.

Select websites with .edu .gov .org URLs.

Consider date, author, sponsoring organization, point of view when evaluating your source for credibilty

Books

Search online catalog (Athena)
Browse library shelves
Request interlibrary loan
Reference books

Magazines and Newspapers

Infotrac
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www.msad35.net/mhs/

MHSLibrary/HSLibrary.htm

NewsLink newslink.org/

Reference Books

Search Athena
Encyclopedias
Almanacs/ Yearbooks
Biographical sources
Dictionaries/Handbooks

Videos and DVDs

Search online catalog (Athena)
Video rental stores
Public libraries

Bibliographies

End of encyclopedia articles
Textbooks and books

Librarians

School and public librarians
Historical societies, museums

Vertical Files

Info stored in library folders

Interviews

Phone book
Museums
Email website contacts

World Wide Web

LII.org
Google.com
Yahoo.com

Survey/questionnaire

Target your questions carefully

Other Sources

Associations, organizations, clubs
Businesses
Educational institutions
Government agencies