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== Where to look for sources ==

*Google[[DuckDuckGo]] or other general [[search engines]] are effective for finding online sources in particular, but can also be used for some other kinds of sources depending on the topic area. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPw4PSsi55A This video] outlines advanced Google searching techniques.

**[[User:Syced/Wikipedia Reference Search]] provides a [[Google Custom Search]] that can be used to efficiently find sources on certain websites that some Wikipedia editors have determined are generally reliable, overall. Some hits (such as opinion pages) may not necessarily comply with [[WP:RS]], so judgment is still needed. Because this search only includes returns from a pre-determined list of candidates it could miss many others possible sources. Nonetheless, this tool can sometimes be a good starting point.

*Several [[Googleacademic Scholar]] is a goodsearch engines|general search engineengines]] exist for more academic material, particularly scholarly articles, although some content will be behind a paywall: examples are [[Google Scholar]], [[BASE (search engine)|BASE]] and the [[Internet Archive]]'s https://scholar.archive.org/ . [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJByIPRrTfE This longer video] outlines the use of Google Scholar.

*[[Internet Archive]] and [[Google Books]] indexesindex millions of books, both academic and popular; however, not all will be available in full text. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86WTyDwfd-E This video] introduces the use of Google Books for research.

*Public or research libraries have both books and research databases, covering a wide variety of subject areas. [[WP:FYL|Find yours]].

* [[Wikipedia:Free English newspaper sources]] (WP:FENS) provides a list of text-searchable, free (no-pay, non-subscription/-membership/-login) online English newspaper sources.