Using the Internet for research is a growing concern for educators in this age of mass digital information production. As you well know appropriate online research involves much more than a quick Google search and with a copy and pasting from the website with the nearest match. Legitimate research is called re-search for a reason: patient repetition, careful filtering, and the separation of drivel from verified content, all performed when applying your critical judgement. I like to use the Virtual Training Suite which is a set of free Internet tutorials to help you develop Internet research skills for your university course. The Internet Detectives link is quite a good website that was created by Bristol University to demonstrate to new entrants to university how to discern the good, the bad and the ugly for their online research. Also you might find this slideshare useful too. So don’t be afraid to try a range of sources, and remember that Microsoft Word can help keep your referencing organised.
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