1. You triangulate your research by looking for looking for information from three different and three sources are considered reliable. 2. Primary sources are actual records or artifacts while secondary sources are writings from knowledgeable people who have studied the topic. 3. Three strategies that help to narrow an internet search are using exact words, using quotations, and using plus or minus signs. 4. A few of the questions researchers should ask is if the source can be trusted, what will the author get out of this publication and do the sources clearly define fact and fiction? 5. Researchers can use documentaries, television, and radio if they are reliable sources; you use quotes and cite the sources. 6. A wiki is a more fact based source while the blog and podcast tend to be more opinion based. 7. Three of the periodical indexes available in the ITT Virtual Library are academic journals, magazines, and newspapers. 8. The information that can be found in these publications is usually more exact and current. 9. Empirical sources include observations, experiments, surveys, and interviews. Researchers use them to confirm and to challenge online and print sources. 10. One of the best benefits of conducting an interview is to gather quotes that you can use for the text of your research. 11. The strategies for conducting a follow up interview is to write down what you remember, get your quotes right, check facts, and most importantly, send a thank you for their time. 12. An informal survey is used to generate data and to gather the views of many people on the same topic. 13. Researchers conduct field observations by watching something closely and taking detailed notes. 14. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is a way to collect and better understand the sources on your topic. 15. The parts of the annotated bibliography is to list the source is APA style, give a one paragraph summary of the source, and a brief assessment on how it might be used in your research.