Search+Techniques

1. **Brainstorm Search Terms ** - Brainstorm a list of search terms from your Research Question (Essential Question) & Thesis Statement. Include key words (nouns & adjectives) & synonyms. To find synonyms, try **[|Visuwords]** (search box is at the top right) or **[|Thesaurus.com]**.
 * A 5-Step Search Strategy to Find Reliable Sources: **

2. **Use Advanced Search ** - Use wherever possible to help you narrow your search results.

3. **Find Books in the ****[|GHHS MC Online Catalog] **- Use Destiny to find books in the GHHS Library. Click to search by keyword, title, author, subject, or series. A keyword search will yield more results than a title or subject search. Write down the Call Number (ignore the prefix //REF//) to locate the book on the shelves. The shelves are labeled with numbers that are based on the The //**Power**// tab takes you to Advanced Search where you can search several keywords simultaneously & use the Boolean operators //AND, OR, & NOT// to narrow your results.

4. ** Find Articles in the ****<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">[|GHMC Databases] **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use the databases to find online books; articles from reference sources, magazines, academic journals, & newspapers; primary sources; audio & video clips; & more. Information in the databases has already been evaluated for reliability, & citations are provided. Use the //**Advanced Search**// function to search multiple terms together to narrow your search. Look for //**Related Topics**// to narrow or broaden your topic or search term. Also, check **//Full Text//** to find full-text articles. Ask in the Media Center for the password to the printable password page. **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00b050; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">For an alphabetical listing of __all__ databases, click. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5. **<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">Search the Free Web **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use a search engine like Google to find websites, blogs, etc., but remember that **__you__** have to evaluate these for reliability. For many tips in searching Google, click below.




 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">[|Google Search Education] **


 * <span style="color: #00b04f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16pt;"> Remember that free websites need Evaluation! **[[image:images (7).jpg align="left"]]