Make sure it accurately reflects what you're searching for. Let's say you're looking for information on the subculture of extreme sports. After searching for subculture and extreme sports, you want more hits. Say, for instance, you're searching for information on Jordan , the country, and you keep getting sites about Michael Jordan . Eliminate Michael from your search, and you're more likely to retrieve more appropriate hits.
Web pages can be difficult.
Sometimes, a page doesn't have all of the elements required in a citation. In that case, supply as much of the required information as possible. Your job is to get your readers back to the sources you cite. Many of the Research Databases supply full-text articles, which are not freely available through a search engine like AltaVista or Yahoo. Scout Report's Archives .