1. DO NOW:
Identify two advantages of using the internet to search for information
Identify two disadvantages of using the internet to search for information

2. AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?

3. Q. What makes a source credible?
AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?
Q. What makes a source credible?
Seals of Approval
Academic Journals
Peer Reviewed Journals
Academics in the same field confirm the information
Primary Sources
Government Documents
Treated as valid if from trusted governments
Verified Databases
Academic search engines
Reviewed by researchers and librarians
Q. What about newspapers
and magazines?

4. Q. Can the URL help identify credible sources?
AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?
Q. Can the URL help identify credible sources?
Is it a .com, .net, .edu, .gov?
.edu and .gov have more credibility
Example: Eurodocs -
This is from the BYU Library
Even with .edu, check the source
Universities allow individuals to have their own webpages
Example: Internet Modern History Sourcebook

5. Library Webpage  Brooklyn Public Library
AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?
Credible Sources:
Library Webpage  Brooklyn Public Library
Search Engines  EBSCO, JSTOR
Research Links (by Subject)  Internet History Sourcebook  Eurodocs

6. Q. How should the search begin?
AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?
Q. How should the search begin?
Broader
Draw two lines on a piece of paper so there are three rows.
Label the rows like so
War
Topic
World War One
France
Write a search term for your assignment in the middle row.
Narrower
First World War,
Triple Entente
Primary Sources

7. Databases: Go to Bklyn Public Library Learning Resources
AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?
Databases: Go to Bklyn Public Library Learning Resources
Academic Search Premier - EBSCO
Peer Reviewed Articles
Opposing Viewpoints
World History: The Modern Era
ABC-CLIO

8. Other Useful Sources GALE JSTOR Acadmic Search Engine for students
AIM: How do we efficiently locate primary and secondary sources for World History through the internet?
Other Useful Sources
GALE
Acadmic Search Engine for students
JSTOR
Extensive amount of articles from academic journals