Research Help

Databases vs. Websites

Save time and effort by using databases for your academic needs. Click the Research Links tab on the left to explore available databases for YBMS. Watch the video to learn about the difference between databases and websites or click here to view the Databases vs. Internet document.

How To Search

Watch the following videos to learn how to search efficiently.

How Does Keyword Search Work?
How To Choose Keywords:

Write down research question
Identify main ideas
Identify synonyms 
Use one source to lead you to more.
  
 How To Get The Most Out of Your Search Terms

Boolean (AND, OR, NOT)
Quotation Marks ("New York City")
Truncation/Asterisk (teach*)		  


Ethical Use of Information

It is important to use information ethically when you are conducting research. This means you must follow Fair Use Guidelines. Watch the video to learn about Copyright, Public Domain and Fair Use.



Click the Works Cited tab to learn more about citations and formatting your research papers.

Click the Resource Links tab to explore websites where you can find copyright-free images for your projects.

To search for books in the public domain, click the Project Gutenberg image.

Gutenberg