Online information can come in many different forms - social media, blogs, books, journal and magazine articles, newspapers, and websites - and the type of information you need will change depending on the question you are trying to answer. Different assignments also require information from a variety of sources, so it's important to recognize the difference in what you find on the web.
Reference Sources
Newspapers (News sources)
Magazines
Academic Journals (scholarly sources)
Books (book sources)
Information originally found on Triton College Library website
Use Google to search for educational, government and organizational websites.
To construct a site search in Google use the following formats:
site:.edu = educational sites
site:.gov = government sites
site:.org = organizational sites
For example:
site:.edu water and pollution
site:.gov uranium mining and Navajo
site:.org macrobiotic diet and sustainable agriculture