College Success: Websites
Oregon Career Information System
- Oregon Career Information System This link opens in a new windowProvides a system of occupational and educational information to help Oregonians learn about the world of work and education. Created by the University of Oregon, this website provides career exploration, information about occupations, education and employment in Oregon. Create a portfolio for yourself. Much of the content is available in Spanish.
Advanced Google Searching
Google's advanced search lets you limit your search to more reliable resources, like education sites or government sites. To do this, add site:edu or site:gov to your regular Google search.
For example:
- If you do an ordinary Google search for nutritional supplements, most of your top results will be commercial (.com) sites trying to sell you vitamins.
- If you search for nutritional supplements site:gov , the top results (except for the sponsored ads) will be sites such as the National Institute of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, which are authoritative, unbiased sources that are not trying to sell you anything.
- If you search for nutritional supplements site:edu, your top results will be from universities providing research on nutritional supplements.
Learn more Google Search tips from "6 Google Tricks That Will Turn You Into an Internet Detective" in the New York Times.
Evaluating Sources on the Web
On the web, it can be difficult to tell what type of source you’re looking at and whether or not it’s something that would provide quality evidence for your assignment. This video will help you look more critically at your own search results.
How to Study
This web site helps with study skills -- in general and by discipline. Scroll down to see "How to Write and How to Study by Subject."
Includes links to web sites on:
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