Below is a PowerPoint presentation from a workshop with students in Mr. Wilkes's senior seminar (20th Century Topics: Genocide). Although it focuses on digging into the Deep Web for social studies topics, the strategies are useful across disciplines. The slideshow has been amended since the workshop to include screen shots that approximate the live search examples demonstrated during class.



To view full screen, click here and then select Full.

Links to resources mentioned in presentation

Wilkes_deepweb Project Guide

MW Library and Open Resources
Declassified Documents
Gale PowerSearch
Google Book
Google Scholar
History Resource Center - U.S.
History Resource Center - World
JSTOR
LexisNexis Scholastic
Open Sources for Research
Reference Shelf
Project MUSE
USA Search
Worldcat

VCU-related Resources
Catalog Search (select Advanced Search)

• For reference, limit location to Cabell Reference
• For gov docs, limit format to US Government Documents

Resource Guides by Subject
Find Articles and Databases
Find Government Information
Journal Finder

Tools
Noodle Tools (get school subscription information from the library)
Worldcat Browser Plug-in
Zotero