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Finding Credible Information Worksheet

Practice using library sources and the public web to find information on a topic.

Reference Sources
Resources for finding topic overviews & background information.
Databases
Resources for finding magazine, newspaper, and journal articles; streaming videos; and more.

The following are examples of the many web searching tools available for searching the public web.

Bing Microsoft's search engine. Will track your information to personalize results and sell you advertisements.
Bing News Bing search where results are from major news organizations and focus on current information.
DuckDuckGo Search engine that does not track your behavior and personalize results to your habits.
Advanced Google Search Google is the world's most popular search engine that will track your information to personalize results and sell you advertisements. Advanced Google Search allows some filtering of results, such as retrieving only certain domains, e.g. *.edu.
Google News Google search where results are from major news organizations and focus on current information.
Start Page Privacy-focused search engine based on Google search but doesn't track your information.