When I have to research a topic to gather information i usually go straight to Google and type in the keywords on my specific theme or topic. I usually like to use Wikipedia, even though most teachers hate when students use it. I used to feel like I could get the broad summary of a topic from Google and just be fine for class, but the site (Recommended Search Strategies) is really making me rethink how I search a topic. From now on, to get more productive results I need to really examine my topic and come up with the specific and right words that would describe a certain topic. I can't be vague and expect to get excellent results from a search engine. I need to specific with what i am looking for. Also i shouldn't assume that i know what im looking for when I search a specific topic. I should be open to any and every piece of information i can get from the web.
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