Research = Gather, Decide & Apply

Step 1: Begin your info search with our DATABASES!

Step 2: Use Google Scholar to find scholarly materials written by professionals in their fields.
Introduction to Google Scholar. 


Quick Search Hints
author: Brown to search for a specific author 
Use initials because many papers do not use first names "jr brown"
Search title, part of title, or exact phrase using quotation marks "safety net"
brown "safety net" to search Author and title
Other useful  Google operators

Step 3: It's Time to Google. Are All Websites Created Equal?

There are over twelve million hits when searching Google for "George Orwell 1984 present day implications".  So, how to save time and whittle down the list to those sources which are more reliable and therefore, more credible?  

The simple answer is to quickly analyze the source of the website's information.  

For websites, this includes analyzing the url (.com? .org? .edu?), investigating 'about us' or 'contact us' options, as well as checking to see if sources are cited and authors listed with accompanying qualifications.  Here are a few links to sites which discuss the applicability of the novel to present-day society.  Which would you consider more credible than others?  What were the clues that led you to this conclusion?

1. http://www.orwelltoday.com/

2. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/23/tech/social-media/web-1984-orwell-cashmore

3. http://www.theknoxstudent.com/news/2013/03/06/is-it-1984-in-2013-examining-orwell-in-a-modern-day-context/

4. http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/eyeonfreedom/the-obama-presidency-george-orwells-1984-redux

5. http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/go-now.html

6. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20040120&slug=orwell20




Step 4: It's Time to write a Bibliography/Works Cited Page