The internet has lots of information - some of it is great and some of it not so much. When using information (whether it is found on the open web or in a library database) it's your responsibility to make sure it's credible. This is something that librarians can help you figure out.
On this page you can find some tips and tricks for better searching online. Once you've found information, make sure to look at the Evaluating sources page to check credibility.
The top tricks I recommend are:
- Search using keywords only, not sentences. This focuses the search on what you really want to know.
- The "site:" technique below is a great way to make sure you are getting the most credible information. For medical fields that is often sites that have .gov (where you find NIH and other public grant money research). It may also include .org. Check out information about URL suffixes on the Evaluating sources page.