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Citations and Credible Sources MLA, APA, Chicago

Learn what makes a credible source and how to evaluate and cite information, including sources found on the Internet

Using Boolean to narrow your search

Search Commands

 

*

asterisk

to truncate words at their roots or stemsemploy

employ* for 

employ, employed, and employment

“  “

quotation marks

to enclose a phrase or name

"work environment"

 

OR

 

to connect related terms

policy or policies or solution

(   )

parentheses

To nest terms when for searches with multiple commands

(workplace or job or career)

 

AND

 

to combine multiple facets

(workplace or job or career) AND Family-friendly policies

 

Combining search terms

Create a search strategy

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