PerformingASearch

Kate Riga

I. Initial Searching A. When you open up the home page, there is a search box 1) You can fill in the circle of full text, images, or keywords a) This will help you narrow down your search results II. You can also go into advanced search A. This will help you check off certain sources you want your results to come from, how far back you want your result to have been published, and even forms of your results (such as text, audio, maps, etc.) 1) This will help you get rid of sources and forms you don't want to come up III. There are also quick links on the home page A. You can click on articles in each catagory as searched on that specific day 1) Such as Most Viewed Articles, Primary Sources, Ebook Center, and In the Headlines IV. There are also handy tools on that page A. Such as citation binders, resarch folders, dictionaries, atlases, etc. V. The click A. You then enter your word or phrase and click search V. The results A. Then, all of your results will come up in different columns 1) Ex: Primary Sources and encylopedia VI. Also, on the left side of the results page is a long list A. It contains things such as U.S. Supreme Court cases related to your search, web sites related to your search, and many more VII. Lots of results A. When I searched "immigration" I got 182 results