Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Search Strategies

Keep it simple - that is the best strategy for searching online. Try not to get bogged down with hit lists that have 1,867,436,344 web sites to check on your assignment topic.
If you value your time and want a quick result that is focused on your course assignments start with our Course Guides online.

These hand-outs have good books and online resources recommended by your instructor and the library. We have listed some reference sources - online encyclopedias - and some professional associations. Use the guides to find articles, legal resources, government documents without searching yourself, just click on the resource title to go to the recommended site.

Don't forget that online articles are sometimes restricted to Guelph students and you may have to sign in with your Guelph ID to get access. There are instructions for accessing articles online when you are off- campus. See the Guelph Library home page for more details.