effective use of the internet for research
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Effective Use of the Internet for Research
Nicole DoyleFaculty LibrarianThe Library, Durham College/UOIT
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?
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
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!
Useful Sources of Information on the Internet
Government websites• Including Statistics Canada
Associations Open source journals Book chapters/excerpts Digital libraries
911 dispatcher
education
salary
Schools offering program
Individual experiences
Recent trendsCollege websites
Careers website?
newspapers
Blogs, websites
But, how do we find this useful information?
Think beyond Google
An Example911 dispatcher
Google: 911 dispatcher
www.clusty.com
Meta-Searching Search engines that search a bunch
of OTHER search engines all at the same time!
Google Tools Google Books Google Scholar
books.google.ca
Don’t forget to EVALUATE!
Let’s try the Library…
For example, find Books
Librarians have organized library resources for you
BY SUBJECT
Databases where you can find
NEWS about your career.
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
Library Databases do not use the
same language as Google!
Need to use Boolean Searching…
Translating a Google Search Google: 911 dispatcher careers Library: 911 dispatcher AND careers Better Library Search:
911 or emergencyAND dispatcher*AND career*
Evaluating What You Find
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
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/
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
Google: Euthanasia
Who has registered this site? http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/
Enter the site address…
A Few More Examples to Evaluate
www.rythospital.com
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
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!
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