Research, Citations, & College Links

These links will help you with your research and citation. You will also find information about college and careers.

Research Tips

Meta Search - Meta search engines will allow you to use several search engines at the same time.

Key Words - What words will you need to use in your search? Don't start with the obvious, but consider synonyms, plural and singular versions of the key words. Also, consider dates or names. Examples: immigrants, immigration, America, United States, immigration from a country. For synonyms use the online Thesaurus.

Search engine tips: such as AND, OR, NOT. Find out what your search engine uses. If using Google go to Advanced Search Made Easy and use the short cut symbols in your search. Example: immigrants, +immigration, +America, +United States.

Advanced Searching - Try using Google Advanced Search or Google Scholar. Both of these will provide more advanced search results.

Document - If you find a good site write down the URL, keywords, and the date you accessed it. You might want to save the first page of the website or bookmark the site for later use.

Validity - How valid is the author and the site? Does the site want you to buy something? Website evaluation tutorial

Bookmark - Use the bookmark to help manage the sites you visit.

Evaluate your search keywords - If you don't have any luck re-evaluate your keywords and consider others.

Find-In Page - If you want to find a word fast use the "Find" tool. To access this, push CTRL + F.

Print Preview - Before you print a website always look at the Print Preview. Highlighting the text and then printing does not print what is highlighted.

Saving a Website - While on the Chromebook, your best option to save a website instead of printing it. To do this, click the three dots located on the far right side of the URL. Next, click Print this will provide you with options on how to Save your page as a PDF.

Cite It Right!

Avoid Plagiarism! Be able to provide your list of sources in the correct format your teacher desires. These helpful links will take you to a step-by-step guide.

MLA Format

APA Format

You Quote It, You Note It! - Interactive plagiarism website.

NoodleTools - Provides assistance from note taking to citing for your entire research process.

College and Careers

Career Information	College Information
Career Cruising username: galesburg password: careers Chronicle Career Library (pamphlets) username: ghs password: streaks	State Universities: Eastern Illinois University Illinois State University Northern Illinois University Northwestern Illinois University Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville University of Illinois - Chicago University of Illinois - Springfield University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Western Illinois University
Occupational Handbook On-line Vocational Information Center Beauty Schools and Cosmetology	Local Colleges: Carl Sandburg Community College Knox College Monmouth College
What's Next Illinois This website helps students plan for careers. MyFuture Sponsored by the Department of Defense: includes both civilian and military career information.	UnivSource Comprehensive information on Universities in the United States and Canada.

For more information visit the GHS Counselors page.

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Research, Citations, & College Links

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