LibGuides: College Level Research: Find Websites

Search Engines

Bing
Bing is the search engine developed by Microsoft and works best with the Microsoft Edge browser.
DuckDuckGo
This search engine provides privacy protection and tracker blocking for searching the Internet.
Google
Google is the ultimate search engine for websites on every topic.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Locate journal articles that are available on the Internet, whether open access or commercially. Access Google Scholar from the ISU Library homepage to access the sources in the ISU Library collection.

How do I search for information on my topic?

decide your keywords--write out a question or statement of what you want to explore, and highlight the key terms

Example: What are the normal nutrition needs for athletes competing on the college level

2. put and between each concept group of keywords

nutrition and college and athletes

3. list any synonyms (and related words used in the same context) under your keywords

Example:

4. Put or between synonyms and put (parentheses) around the synonym phrase

Example:

(nutrition or diet)

5. Link keywords and related terms using a combination of and & or

Example: (nutrition or diet) and (college or university or higher education or NCAA) and (athletes or swimming or water polo)

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