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Introduction to Internet Research

Introduction to research techniques on the Internet, including web search strategies, appropriate search engines and directories, evaluation techniques for web resources, recognition of plagiarism, and bibliographic citation of web resources.

 

Syllabus - Introduction to Internet Research - Library Skills (LIBR 7)

 

Handouts/Reference Sites/Tip Sheets

Tutorials

Examples of Sponsoring Organizations

Examples of the Invisible Web

Examples of Web/Subject Directories

Links to Exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Exercise 8

Exercise 9

 

Handouts/Reference Sites/Tip Sheets

What Are the Differences Between the Web and Subscription Databases?

Questions to Ask About Web Pages - Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University

Evaluating Internet Sources: A Checklist - Infopeople

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources - New Mexico State University Library

Best Search Tools Chart [Comparison of major search engines and directories] - Infopeople

Best Search Tools [Alternatives to Google] - Infopeople

Google Tips & Tricks

GoogleGuide

Reference Webliography

NoodleBib Tip Sheet - Web Sites

 

Tutorials

Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine

Alexander, Jan, and Marsha Ann Tate. "Evaluating Web Pages." Wolfgram Memorial Library: Widener University Homepage. Chester, PA: Widener University, 1996-1999. 21 May 2006

Internet Detective: Wise up the Web

UC Irvine Libraries Tutorial: Websites

Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools - Cornell University Library

Boolean Tutorial - Colorado State University Libraries

 

Examples of Sponsoring Organizations

Examples of different kinds of sponsoring agencies or organizations that publish Web pages you would want to use for research (note: top-level domains):

commerce sites (.com)

Example: Williams-Sonoma

college and university sites (.edu)
Example: UC Berkeley

nonprofit organizations (.org)
Example: Red Cross

government sites (.gov)
Example: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

military sites (.mil)
Example: The United States Army

international sites (.int)
Example: Interpol

The White House: The Presidents

Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography

Country Profile: Haiti

 

Examples of the Invisible Web:

Federal Express

Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB)

Alameda County Official Website

Eden I&R [Information & Referral]

National Public Radio

 

How to Find Invisible Websites:

About Web Search: Invisible Web

Wikipedia Deep Web


Examples of Web/Subject Directories


INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections

State University of New York at Albany Libraries: Subject Guides

Digital Librarian: A Librarian's Choice of the Best of the Web

dmoz: Open Directory Project

Pasadena City College Shatford Library: Recommended Internet Sites

ipl2:Information You Can Trust: Resources by Subject

UC Berkeley Recommended Subject Directories



 


Links to Exercises


Exercise 1

Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets - The Textile Museum

Medieval Science and Technology: Medicine - NetSERF

George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers - Purdue University Libraries

Civil War Life - Edinborough Press

Hairs, Fibers, Crime, and Evidence - FBI

 

Exercise 5

Starbucks

Social Investment Forum: Advocacy & Policy Program

National Transportation Statistics

NPR: National Public Radio

Exercise 6

The Dalai Lama

 

Exercise 7

National Cancer Institute: Lung Cancer

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Animal Guide


Exercise 8

AnimalSearch
     Topic: llamas

The Library of Congress: American Memory
     Topic: advertising

Amazon
     Topic: CD by violinist Joshua Bell

 

Exercise 9

Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII)

 

Exercise 10

Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collection

 

 

 

 

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