How do I Use Electronic Sources to Find Information?

The continuous growth of the Internet has it made it incredibly easy to find information online. There are a multitude of electronic resources available to help you find what you are looking for from the comfort of your home.

Search Engines

• Search engines are one of the most efficient electronic resources for finding information because they catalog pages on the Web according to keywords included in the content. When you enter the words you are looking for into a search engine, it pulls up pages that match your query.

Site Suffixes

• It is important to pay attention to site suffixes to validate reliability of information you find using electronic resources. Websites with suffixes such as .edu, .org and .gov, are generally considered reliable sources.

Popular News Sites

• Popular newspapers, news programs and magazines have websites where you can find reliable information. These sites also will frequently provide links to more reliable sources online.