Effective Online Searching

Google has a collection of newspapers in its News Archive that are available in PDFs and fully searchable. The collection is organized by title at news.google.com/newspapers. You can search for titles alphabetically or search within the whole archive using keywords.

Google Image Search is a tool that allows users to search for images on the web by typing in keywords or by uploading an image to find visually similar content.

Web Browser Tip: Effective Web Searching. Finding information on the web might seem straightforward. But how do you verify whether what you find in your search is accurate and up-to-date? Finding the right answer to your query is knowing where and how to search. You can use the authoritative source list to target your web search and use the following web search tips to get you the rest of the way there.

Research Basics: an open academic research skills course. The first step in a research project is to look for sources to use in your writing. In Module 1, you'll learn techniques for successful database searching. First, you'll discover how to navigate and select from the resources available on your library's website. Next, you’ll be introduced to search strategies that return the most useful results. The final part of this module shows you how to manage information overload.