ENG 104-106 Sherwood HS - Putney: Resources for research papers

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 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.

How to connect Google Scholar to PCC Library when you're not on a PCC campus:

1. Visiting the link to set "Library Links" settings for Google Scholar, 
2. using the search box to search for "Portland Community College",
3. checking the check box that appears underneath the search to select “Portland Community College – Find it @ PCC”, 
4. and then selecting the Save button.

After you have linked Google Scholar to PCC Library in your browser, you will see Find It @ PCC links to full text if we have the article. Google Scholar often also provides links to other free sources for full text.

You can learn more about setting Google Scholar preferences on the PCC Library Website. 

Below are some example searches in the PCC Library catalog. These searches will being up print and ebooks as well as streaming videos. You can limit your search to Online Resources. To do your own search, use the search box on the library homepage. Begin with just 2-3 keywords such as an author's name or the title of a book or piece of literature.

One thing about books -- they're long! You don't have to read the whole book. You can read just one chapter; or sometimes just the Introduction will have the information you're looking for. You can still cite the book, even though you have only read a portion of it.

Example searches: