Google combs the whole internet for your search terms or questions which means that you'll get a wide range of information, and that can sometimes be a useful thing! Google is great for finding
- Information about people, companies, or organizations
- Information from professional associations, such as reports, guides, or other publications
- Blogs or other virtual spaces maintained by practitioners within your field of study
- Data and statistics, especially from government organizations
- Crowd-sourced or open encyclopedias, dictionaries, or other sources of basic information on specific topics (like Wikipedia)
- News articles, especially local news
- Primary sources from archives, museums, and libraries
The search tips below will help you focus your Google searching to find the kinds of information in this list.
Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate
Just remember: it's especially important to dig into and critically evaluate your sources when you find information online!