Library and Web Resources -
Selecting the Right Tool

  1. Select a topic of interest below and examine the various web and library search tools.
  2. Evaluate each tool keeping in mind the accuracy, objectivity, authority, and relevance of the results found. Is using one resource more efficient than another? How do the various resources complement each other?
  3. Then click on the Comparison in the column on the right.

Medicare

medicare logo

Looking for current info on the medicare changes:

Web
1.  Google Search
2.  Google Scholar

Library
1.  Academic Search Premier
2.  ProQuest National Newspapers

Comparison

Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trial Credit 1

Looking for scholarly articles and books:

Web
1.  Google Search
2.  Google Scholar

Library
1.  America: History & Life
2.  WorldCat

Comparison

1.Witchcraft at Salem Village, from 'The Romance and Tragedy of Pioneer Life' by Augustus L. Mason, 1883 (engraving) (b/w photo). (2003). In The Bridgeman Art Library Archive. Retrieved March 19, 2008, from http://www.credoreference.com.proxy.tui.edu/entry/3331687

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