effective use of the internet for research
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Effective Use of the Internet for Research. Nicole Doyle Faculty Librarian The Library, Durham College/UOIT. Where do you search for information? Google? Yahoo? MSN? Others?. What do you find? Articles What kind? Historical info? Wikis? Blogs? Quality? Quantity? Other?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Effective Use of the Internet for Research
Nicole DoyleFaculty LibrarianThe Library, Durham College/UOIT
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Key Questions Where do you search for information?
• Google?• Yahoo?• MSN?• Others?
What do you find?
• Articles What kind?
• Historical info?• Wikis?• Blogs?• Quality?• Quantity?• Other?
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What we’ll cover There are other search engines out
there! Using Google to find scholarly
articles. How can we evaluate what we find?
• Search Engine Results• Individual Sites
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Don’t forget… Research is a process
• Identify and Articulate• Find Information• Evaluate• Present (and cite!)
This applies to all research, including research using the
internet!
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Useful Sources of Information on the Internet
Government websites• Including Statistics Canada
Associations Open source journals Book chapters/excerpts Digital libraries
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911 dispatcher
education
salary
Schools offering program
Individual experiences
Recent trendsCollege websites
Careers website?
newspapers
Blogs, websites
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But, how do we find this useful information?
Think beyond Google
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An Example911 dispatcher
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Google: 911 dispatcher
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www.clusty.com
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Meta-Searching Search engines that search a bunch
of OTHER search engines all at the same time!
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Google Tools Google Books Google Scholar
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books.google.ca
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Don’t forget to EVALUATE!
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Let’s try the Library…
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For example, find Books
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Librarians have organized library resources for you
BY SUBJECT
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Databases where you can find
NEWS about your career.
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Using Library Resources Much of this content is NOT available
on the web by searching Google. Need a username and password to
access• same as you use to login to computers
Often need to use BOOLEAN searching• Not like Google• AND, OR, NOT
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Library Databases do not use the
same language as Google!
Need to use Boolean Searching…
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Translating a Google Search Google: 911 dispatcher careers Library: 911 dispatcher AND careers Better Library Search:
911 or emergencyAND dispatcher*AND career*
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Evaluating What You Find
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Checking Specific Sites Read “About Us” or “Contact”
sections. Apply regular evaluation criteria
• Who published it• Why
Who has registered the site?• www.whois.net• http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/
index.jsp
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Source:http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/07/2562940.htm See also: http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2009/05/11/irish-student-dupes-media-with-wikipedia/
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What type of site is it? www.bell.ca
• A site originating in Canada www.microsoft.com
• A company website www.ene.gov.on.ca
• Ontario government website www.hc-sc.gc.ca
• Federal government website www.dhs.gov
• American government website www.harvard.edu
• American educational website
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Google: Euthanasia
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Who has registered this site? http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/
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Enter the site address…
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A Few More Examples to Evaluate
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www.rythospital.com
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More Interesting Sites Try Googling “World Trade Organization
GATT”• http://www.gatt.org/• http://www.wto.org• Which one is real? Which one is first on
Google? http://www.whitehouse.net http://www.petersmap.com/page9.html
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Help is Available! Reference Librarians are stationed at
the Reference Desk in the library to help students with research.• How to put together a boolean search• Which database to use• How to find books in our library• And more!