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SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET

SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. Jenny Presnell Miami University Libraries presnejl@muohio.edu. Using the Internet for Research. Internet will not connect to journal and magazine articles (which are selected and evaluated by professionals)

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SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET

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  1. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET Jenny Presnell Miami University Libraries presnejl@muohio.edu

  2. Using the Internet for Research • Internet will not connect to journal and magazine articles (which are selected and evaluated by professionals) • Internet is a self publishing medium which has little or no quality control

  3. Searching on the Internet • Subject Directories • Search Engines ---- Meta Search Engines • Deep Web or Invisible Web

  4. Subject Directories • What is a Subject Directory • When to use a Subject Directory

  5. Subject Directories • Commercial vs Academic/Professional Directories http://yahoo.com/ http://lii.org/ • University at Albany Libraries list of Directories http://library.albany.edu/internet/subject.html

  6. Search Engines • How a Search Engine Works • Relevancy and Frequency in Rankings of Results

  7. Search Engines • Search Techniques and Strategies • Why Google is the best search engine. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Google.html

  8. Search Engines • What are Meta Search Engines? • University of Albany Libraries list of Search Engines and Meta Search Engines http://library.albany.edu/internet/engines.html

  9. Deep Web or Invisible Web • Definition • Graphic Representation http://www.brightplanet.com/deepcontent/tutorials/DeepWeb/index.asp • Examples of Deep Websites http://www.freepint.com/gary/wsudcexamples.htm

  10. Deep Web or Invisible Web • How to Access It List from UCLA Libraries http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/invisibleweb/

  11. Evaluating Web Sites • Why? • Criteria Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/

  12. Evaluating Web Sites • Sites to practice evaluation http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/examples.htm http://www.martinlutherking.org/

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