The following resources will help you in your exploration of bio-engineered foods.

Part 1: Explore

Databases

Opposing Viewpoints features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

Internet Sites

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

Part 2: Find

 Internet Search Tips

1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com or http://scholar.google.com/, etc.
    
2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
    
3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "genetically modified food", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on genetically modified as opposed to all of the sites containing the word genetically  plus all of the sites containing the word modified.
    

4. If you would like to search for something specific about genetically modified, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the benefits and concerns of the genetically modified food,  I would enter the following:

   "genetically modified", food, concerns, benefits

   Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
    

Part 3: Evaluate

1. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:
   • Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
   • Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
   • Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
   • Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
   • Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

Use the Critical Evaluation Survey as a guide to evaluating the quality of a website.

Part 4: Avoid Plagiarism

        Avoid Plagiarism!  Always record the information you find in your own words.  See Region 15 Plagiarism Guide.

Part 5: Cite

1. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
   you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.

 

Part 6: Create a brochure

For help using Microsoft's Publisher, visit their online tutorial Creating a Brochure in Microsoft Publisher

Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

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