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Finding Credible Sources Online

Finding Credible Sources Online. Advanced Internet Searching. Kelly Kiff & Stacy Cozin Media Specialists. Building a Webliography for student research Preparing students to research Personal research. Purpose:. Google search modifiers Advanced Search Options Google Uncle Sam

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Finding Credible Sources Online

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  1. Finding Credible Sources Online Advanced Internet Searching Kelly Kiff & Stacy Cozin Media Specialists

  2. Building a Webliography for student research • Preparing students to research • Personal research Purpose:

  3. Google search modifiers • Advanced Search Options • Google Uncle Sam • Google Scholar • Meta-search Engines • Dogpile.com • Clusty.com Search Engines:Advanced Google and Beyond

  4. Web Directories General directories are sites that catalog and categorize a wide range of sites available on the web. Good starting point in research. Allows for browsing because of its hierarchical nature.

  5. Recommended General Directories • Yahoo Directory (dir.yahoo.com) • Open Directory (dmoz.org) • Google Directory (directory.google.com/) • Librarian’s Internet Index (lii.org) • Internet Public Library (www.ipl.org)

  6. Examples Genetics Disorders Foreign Language Newspapers

  7. Advantages • Easy to find • Comprehensive • Starting point for research • Some references • Keywords • Disadvantages • No formal peer review • Can be vandalized • Information can be biased Examples: Ida Tarbell KleptomaniaLoggingMcCarthyism Wikipedia

  8. Evaluating Websites

  9. Five minute demos for your class • Databases • Searching • Finding credible websites • Compile appropriate databases, print and online resources for your projects • Post your project resources on our website Ask Us…

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