TIPS FOR BETTER RESEARCH
Below are links to sites and help guides to help you with your research and assignments.
General Research Guides
Research Skills (State Library of Victoria)
5 Steps to Better Research (Colorado State University)
Beginners Guide to Research (Rutgers University)
Study Guide to Research Projects (Kids Enabled)
Using Databases and Online Searching
Seeking Information (Colorardo State University)
Choosing a Database (Colorade State University)
What is a Library Database (RMIT University)
Ten Steps to Better Web Research
Ten Tips for Smarter Internet Searching
What are Databases and Why You Need Them
Understanding More About Sources
Primary and Secondary Sources Explained
Not every information source is going to be the most useful for your research tasks.
EVALUATING YOUR SOURCES
The guides below will give you some ways to 'measure' the credibility, reliablity and usefulness of any sources you use.
You can apply these guides to any type of resources: books, video, magazine articles, newspaper articles, websites, blogs...
It is important with any research to cite your sources to give credit to the work of others. Talk to your teacher about the format they would like your bibliography or citations to follow.
CITING YOUR SOURCES
Below are some useful guides and sites to make citing your sources easy!
