Chapter eight deals with searching for information with digital resources. First it addresses preparing for your search. You should review any plans you have made and your research proposal. Then, figure out keywords or phrases that are common in your subject. For example, for the words "insufficient sleep" I could also search "short sleep"," sleep deprivation", "poor sleep", etc. Once you have these phrases identified, it's important to keep track of your search results and any common similarities. The rest of the chapter explains how to search online library catalogs, databases, web directories, and media search sites. We are also given a short list of good websites/resources that we could use in each section.
This chapter is very helpful, as the majority of class and home work has been finding sources. I found the parts explaining wildcards, Boolean searches and how to use limiting factors to be especially helpful. I wasn't aware you could even do that! I also learned how to limit searches to certain types of sites, for example, only government websites. I feel like a whole new world of sources is opened to me... I am confident I can find reliable sources outside of the same database I've been trying to use this whole time. Yay!
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