Unit two

Researching an essay

Unit contents

Review

You should now know how to do everything listed on this page. Read each item and recall how to do it. Click on any item to go back and review it.

Do you know how to?

• Use multiple windows in your browser to visit a web site without closing the page you are visiting.
• Access the University library catalogues on the web.
• Use Dragon to find an article in a book or journal in the University library.
• Use Dragon to find additional references for an assignment.
• Save a list of references found in Dragon on to your own computer.
• Make a bookmark to a web site.
• Make a folder for bookmarks on a particular topic.
• Tell the difference between a directory search engine and an index search engine, and use both kinds to search for information on the web.
• Judge whether information found on the web is reliable or not.
• Make a reference to a web site in an essay.

Know it all? Before going on to the next unit please take a few moments to fill out this short evaluation of Unit Two.