1. Advanced Google Search
How to be a google guru

2. Do you know how to use Google?
Google does not function like a human brain.
Algorithms take you to most popular sites.
Not necessarily the best for your purposes.
You want your paper and research to be unique.

3. Creative Research
Iranian Hostage Crisis
American Revolution

4. #1 Focus by Country Country code site:ir “American Hostage Crisis”
site:uk “American Revolution”

5. Types of Internet Sites
.com – for profit businesses (commercial)
.org - nonprofit organizations
.edu - education (colleges/universities)
.gov - government
Know the purpose/agenda of the organization.

6. #2 Focus by Source
Web site source
site:gov “topic”
Site:edu “topic”

7. #3 Focus by Time Period
waybackmachine.org
Internet archive

8. #4: Check Credibility easywhois.com Link: (url) Ownership
Shows sites linking into a particular site.

9. Most obvious site not always the best
Martin Luther King Jr.
martinlutherking.org
Ownership – easywhois.com
Sites linking into the site – link: (url)
Commentary on link into site:
Link: (url 1st site) site:edu link: (url 2nd site)
Link:

10. Google is not enough Answers are easy to find on the web.
Questions are more important.
Socrates would love the Internet age.
Other resources:
Wolframalpha
Diigo.com –create own library of internet material
Keep before and during college.
Avoid writing down source info for each site.

11. Marin Library Resources
Research & Learning
Homework Help for Teens