OK, it there a magic way to make sure every time you search something on the web you do it efficiently and always get the best result?

No.

But there are methods you can use to make your search more efficient and also to better evaluate the credibility and reliability of the results you get.

Today, I talked to a group of grant professionals about this topic. (Lovely group of people with good questions. However, I talk a lot, so maybe be didn’t get to as many questions as they hoped.)

Here’s a PDF of my presentation, and there are some links that might help you if you are trying to be more efficient about doing online research. (The added bonus here is that I had a cartoon made of myself, so you can see that.)