Information Literacy

*Internet searches and Copyright*

Created by Madison Library Media Specialists

WEB SEARCH TOOLS

• SEARCH ENGINESoGOOGLE

oYAHOOoDOG PILEoAWESOME LIBRARY

DOMAIN TYPES- .com- .net- .org

- .edu

- .gov- .mil- .k12

peace site:.govwill search for peace in only sites with .gov

domainTRY IT

BASIC

- KEYWORD

- SIMPLE PHRASE

SEARCHING THE WEB

SEARCHING THE WEB

ADVANCED-"Boolean"

AND operator

- Searches for ALL of thesearch words.

- Limits the number of hits.

cats AND dogs

SEARCHING THE WEB

ADVANCED

OR operator

- Searches for SOME or ALLof the search words.

- Expands the number of hits.

cats OR dogs

SEARCHING THE WEB

ADVANCED

NOT operator- AKA the garbage eliminator.- Limits the number of hits.- Eliminates a lot of non-

useful hits.

cats NOT dogs

SEARCHING THE WEB

Search tools insert DEFAULT operators between words.

- Sometimes AND- Sometimes OR- If you are not certain, try

sample searches and seewhat happens!

SEARCHING THE WEB

Word stemmingor truncation

- Usually an asterisk (*).- Expands the number

of hits.

*

+

_

~

SEARCHING THE WEB

Phrase Searching- Usually surrounded by

quotation marks (" ").- Limits the number of hits.- Sometimes too restrictive.

Try the AND operatorinstead.

SEARCHING THE WEB

Looking within your results

- Find commandsearches that page for occurrences of a word or phrase

- Under Edit Menu - Find- Remember CTRL + F

Root Zone Data Base

For a Global Perspective:

To find information from other countries you must first locate the country code.Google search:root zone db

http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/

site:gov.uk-WWII

This will give you Britain's perspective of WWII.

Are you aware of Filter Bubbles?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ofWFx525s

Evaluating Websites

The Trust Test

TRUST TEST:

Do you TRUST......~WHO wrote it?~WHAT they wrote?~WHERE it came from?~WHEN it was updated?~HOW it is designed?

Do you TRUST.....

~WHO wrote it?• creator name • sources cited

~WHAT it says?• valuable information• limited advertisement

~WHEN it was updated?• current information

~WHERE it came from?• contact information

~How it is designed?• easy to read• well organized• no fees or personal information

Tried and True:

• Are you familiar with the website creator from other school projects?

• Has your teacher recommended this site as one to use?

• Remember to always be aware of the tilde (~) in the URL address

Responsible: • Did the website creator cite

any sources for the information presented on the site?

• Is there any chance the creator could be showing bias in the information you find off the website? If so, you need to note this if you choose to use this source.

Useful: • Sites used for class projects and

papers should have been created for educational, not commercial purposes. This should be easy to determine.

• Make sure it’s written so that YOUunderstand the information.

Stable:• Wikis, blogs, and other Web 2.0

tools are not reliable educational sources.

• Anything found on these sites should be fact-checked with at least two other sources.

Timely

• Websites can become out of date, so be sure to note when a site was last updated.

Tried and true?Responsible?Useful?Stable?Timely?

Let's try it out!

Website 1 - Tree Octopus

Website 2 - Diabetes

Copyright

What is copyright?

Copyright is the legal right given to authors of original works

What is protected?

• Books • Newspapers • Magazines • Computer software • Multimedia works • Sound recording • Audio-visual • Other works

Copyright

This right allows authors exclusive rights over works they created

Fair Use

Allows the limited use of portions of material that has copyright without the permission from the owner

Right to Copy

• Work in public domain oGovernment documents oWorks with expired copyright oWorks with no existing copyright oWorks published over 75 years ago

• Permission granted by author • Legal exception • Fair Use

Fair Use

• Can be used for the purpose of:

oCriticism oComment oNews reporting oTeaching oScholarship oResearch

Copyright Act

• Section 107 provides for four considerations in determining fair use o Non-profit educational purposes o Nature of copyrighted work o Amount and substantiality of portions

used in relation to the work as a whole o The effect that the use will have on the

potential market of the copyrighted work

• All four factors must be balanced and considered

• Material should be: oUsed in class only oMust meet educational objectives oUsed temporarily oNot part of an anthology

• Students cannot be charged • The work should be brief

o It must not reflect the whole work oNot consumables: these must be repurchased

• Does not harm the sales of the copyrighted work

http://www.koce.org/classroom/copyright.htm

Multimedia

Artwork or Graphic Image

• Must be used exactly as it is with no alterations

• No more than 5 images from one artist or 15 images or 10% from a collective work may be used in a project.

Motion Media

• Single copy of up to 3 minutes or 10% of the whole whichever is less

• Once a work is published in print or online it becomes copyrighted.

Videos in the Classroom

• Must be for academic purposes only

• Must be part of the teacher’s active lesson plan

• Must be for face to face instruction

• Cannot be for reward or entertainment value only

Computer Software

• The owner of software may make a copy, but the copy must be destroyed when the original is sold or transferred

• You are really purchasing a license to use the software and should consult the license agreement

Internet

Copyright laws apply to the internet including websites

Penalties for Infringement

•Civil and criminal charges •Up to $150,000 per infringement

•Actual damages •Profit •Attorney fees

• Ignorance of the law is no excuse • As educators we are role models

and should teach by example • If in doubt:

oDon’t oGet copy permission or oAsk your media specialist for assistance

Madison City Board Policy:

http://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/Policies/Pages/I/IFABA-COPYRIGHTS.htm

Coming Soon.....

1. District Wide Virtualization

2. Diigo- 3rd and uphttp://www.diigo.com/To build digital resource file for students to use after graduation.

3 Tweet Deck- 5th and uphttp://www.tweetdeck.com/desktop/Eyewitness events and learn from experts in areas of interest

4. Twitter/HashtagsThe # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keyword or topic in a Tweet. Any Twitter user can categorize or follow topics with hashtags.