Be persistent.
Be observant. Use clues, such as names of associations or people, in websites and articles to lead you to more information.
Be skeptical. Evaluate any source:
- who wrote it?
- where did the information come from?
- who published/sponsors it?
- is it up-to-date?
- are there ads? is the source trying to sell something?
Use these strategies in library databases:
- Type in just the most important two or three words/ideas.
- Type AND between each new idea.
- Put phrases in quotation marks.
- Use * to represent multiple endings for a word.
- Use synonyms and related terms.
("real estate" OR "real property") AND photograph*