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GOOGLE SEARCH TOOLS
Advanced Google Search can help you focus your search:
- Search domains: .edu, .gov, .org
- Search pages updated recently
- Search a phrase: "Postpartum Depression"
- Search a region: Syria
Google Scholar
- search scholarly books & articles
Google News
- search online news sources
WIKIPEDIA: PROS & CONS
| Pros |
Cons |
| Worlds largest encyclopedia with millions of entries on obscure topics |
Articles are not edited or peer-reviewed |
| Great place to start & identify keywords |
Many instructors will not allow Wikipedia citations because they are not not edited or reviewed
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| Updated regularly, sometimes by the second |
Articles get vandalized for ideological reasons or just for fun |
| Can include excellent references & external links |
Can be skewed or biased -- based on authors interests, beliefs, opinions |
| Anyone can edit Wikipedia -- the people's encyclopedia! |
Anyone can edit Wikipedia -- no one checks their credentials or agendas |
