Mining Information & Resources on the Web

Why is it Called Information Mining?

• Because you have to dig to get to the info.

• You can dig for information & resources.

• There are strategies for digging.

• You might strike gold!

Mining Information

• Tutorials (Google Docs, Office, etc.)

• Sources for commercial software.

• Address of Vietnamese Embassy in the US.

• List of holidays in the UK.

• TESOL programs in Australia.

• Location of Samford University.

• 68 degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius.

• What else…?

Mining Resources

• Verb conjugator.

• Videos of children’s songs.

• Web site with language games.

• Digital assets (images, audio, video).

• Free recording service by native speakers.

• Social networking site for language learners.

• Online collection of English tongue twisters.

• What else…?

Mining Tools

• Google

• Bing

• Exalead

• Dogpile

• YouTube

• Creative Commons

• Morguefile

• CAPL

• Google Maps

• Wikipedia

Mining Strategies

• Quotes: auto parts vs. “auto parts”.

• Use video for tutorials (YouTube).

• Go from more specific to less specific…

• … holidays usa uk january

• Boolean: restaurants AND cafes / restaurants OR cafes.

• Use filters.

• Use search sites for specific purposes (CAPL).