Search engines, like Google and Bing, give you access to everything that is on the web--the good, the bad, and the ugly. If you want to narrow your search results to resources that are generally more reliable, use the advanced search feature for the search engine. Using the advanced search feature, you can generally designate which types of websites you want to limit your search to by specifying the domain(s) (website extensions) you'd like to search. For example, the domains of .gov or .edu.
Google Advanced Search - Information on educational and governmental websites tend to have more reliable information.
In the advance search, along with your search terms, enter .edu or .gov in the box labeled "Search within a site or domain:".
Here are some suggested websites. Please feel free to recommend other quality web resources to include.
Americana - Institute for American Studies and Creative Writing
Best of the Web: Pop Culture History
Bowling Green State University Popular Culture Resources
Tarlton Law Library - Law and Lawyers in Popular Culture
University of Iowa - Communications Studies
Comic Books
ImageText: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies - University of Florida
Online Bibliography of Anime and Manga Research
Fashion
Berg Fashion Library - Biblio Guides
Film and Television
Popular Music
Archives of African American Music and Culture - Indiana University
The quality of the information you find on the Web varies tremendously so it is always a good idea to check the information against another source. As with all information resources, whether in print or on the Internet, you evaluate its quality based on the following criteria:
That's just the basics. Learn more!
Tutorials on Evaluation Criteria
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