Useful websites for writing and editing
If you're not a grammarian, you can use these websites to help you brush up on your grammar and polish your assignment.
How to Evaluate Websites - Quick Tips
Evaluate websites that have information you would like to use in your assignments.
Look on each website for an "About Us" page to answer some of the following questions:
- Who is the author?
- What are his/her qualifications?
- Why was the website created?
- When was it last updated?
- How reliable is the information?
Apply the CRAAP Test!
(Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose)
Better Googling
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("climate change" OR "global warming") AND sea level site:.gov |
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174,000 results |
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How does climate change affect sea level? |
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3,150,000 results |
Here's how to craft a better search to get fewer and more relevant results:
- Identify the main ideas in your research question.
How does climate change affect sea level? - Connect the main ideas with AND.
climate change AND sea level - Use quotation marks around 2 or more words.
"climate change" AND "sea level" - Use OR between synonyms/related terms.
("climate change" OR "global warming") AND sea level - Limit your search to a specific domain, such as .edu, .gov, or .org.
("climate change" OR "global warming") AND sea level site:.gov
More information on advanced Google searching and Google Scholar.
Wikipedia and Academic Research
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How Wikipedia CAN be useful in the beginning stages of research:
Why NOT to use Wikipedia for academic research:
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