College Success: Websites
Oregon Career Information System
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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
One of the best features of Google's Advanced Search is the ability to limit your search to the areas of the web where the information may be more reliable, such as education sites or government sites. The shortcut for this is to add site:edu or site:gov to your regular Google search. Plenty of .com and .org resources are reliable, like news organizations and think-tanks that produce research and data. Using site:edu or site:gov is particularly useful when your Google search results in a lot of links to websites that are trying to sell you something or that seem of low quality.
For example, if you conduct 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 not trying to sell you a product.* If you search for nutritional supplements site:edu, your top results will be from universities providing research on nutritional supplements.
*Some government websites have experienced the removal of content by the Trump administration, including information about climate, environment, gender, diversity, gun violence and healthcare. Researchers are always advised to verify information by checking multiple sources. Contact a librarian for assistance evaluating content found on government or other websites and locating archived data.
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."
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