Selecting web sources

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Anyone can publish on the web, and unreliable sites often masquerade as legitimate sources of information. And sometimes the number of results from a search can be overwhelming. Learn how to narrow a search. And then be aware that the clues listed here for scanning and previewing are by no means foolproof.

Scanning search results for potential usefulness

Look for keywords that are associated with a website in the results. Sometimes those keywords can suggest other searches that might generate additional relevant sites.

Previewing promising websites

Checking URLs for clues about sponsorship

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Evaluating sources found on the web

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Selecting articles in databases

Selecting books

Web searches