Internet Research

Web Resources

• For research papers- JSTOR.org (ask me for the login info)
• The dictionary of all dictionaries- OED.com (ask me for the login info)
• JSTOR tasks
• PPT with a few search tips
• Other advanced search strategies

Analyzing Web Sites

A credible source is one you can trust for research. It is important to understand how to determine if a web reference is valid.

1. Click here for an interactive tutorial about citing sources.
2. Click here for a rubric you can use to evaluate web sources.
3. Click here for the template you will use to score your sources.

Sources to analyze:

• http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php
• http://www.houseofusher.net/
• http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/poebio.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
• http://kirjasto.sci.fi/eapoe.htm
• http://maidenswhodontfloat.com/edgar-allan-poes-profile-page/