This week was somewhat challenging, by extremely useful in developing my pathfinder. When conducting a web search and advanced google search I was able to find websites that provided me with really current information. One website in particular that I found was USAid.gov, it provides not only a history of foreign aid, but the most current information. And also gives me direct links to press releases and current policy information. I was actually surprised that in all these weeks of searching foreign aid online, I was never directed to this website.
The Search Engine Math lecture provided the most useful information for me because I get lost in computer terminology, such as Boolean and truncation searches. But the simple explanation of using + or – made it so I understood exactly was I was doing when conducting a search like this.
I didn’t realize how important alternative sources are, but when exploring USAid I found a list of press releases that are separated by month starting with this month, and these press release provide so much current information, that is seems silly now that I would even attempt to do research on foreign aid, through a book or something so outdated.
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