ENGL 105, Academic Writing (Jacky Bolding): Websites

Although librarians have carefully compiled these sources, there is no substitute for your own evaluation. Use the following guides to help you.

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To avoid searching through endless unreliable websites, improve your google searches from the start.

Use these as part of your search:

• site:.edu (to search only U.S. universities), e.g. cloning site:.edu
• site:.ac.uk (to search only UK Universities), e.g "domestic violence" site:.ac.uk
• site:.gov (to search the US gov website.)
• site:.gc.ca (to search the Canadian gov website.)
• site:.org (to search organizations)

Also include words like disseration, thesis, or pdf to bring up more reliable documents. 

Try Legalization of Marijuana pdf site:.gc.ca

From the website Critical Thinkers Academy, an example of how to develop your ideas. The topic considered: "Should Teachers be allowed to ban laptops in the classroom?"