You don't want to wade through millions of Web pages. By using a few tricks, you can focus your searches relatively easily to those authoritative, reliable sources you want to use.
You can search Google Scholar below:
Top Level Sites
One of the best ways to begin the Web portion of your research is by identifying top-level sites. It works like this: Think of what kind of information you want, and then try to think of an agency, organization, or institution who tracks and publishes information on that topic. For instance:
For Information on… |
You might try visiting the… |
Breast Cancer |
National Cancer Institute |
History of football |
National Football League |
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Center for Disease Control |
Air Pollution |
Environmental Protection Agency |
Disappearing |
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Nuclear Waste |
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Top level sites will not only be a likely source of high-quality information on your topic, but will also often provide links to other relevant sites that you can use to learn more about your topic.
Other ways you can identify appropriate top-level agencies include: