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Google/ Wikipedia vs. Databases

Google/ Wikipedia vs. Databases. Sharyland High School. Wikipedia. Positives Free online encyclopedia in several languages 5th most popular website in the world! Easy to use! Negatives It’s editable !

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Google/ Wikipedia vs. Databases

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  1. Google/Wikipedia vs. Databases Sharyland High School

  2. Wikipedia Positives • Free online encyclopedia in severallanguages • 5th mostpopularwebsite in the world! • Easy to use! Negatives • It’seditable! • It iscreated by the community, written by volunteersmaking one entry at a time. • Is itcredible?

  3. Positives • Quick! • Word searchesgive millions of results! • Content • Fact or Opinion? • Whowroteit? • Is itsubstantiated? (confirmedthatitistrue or valid) • Evaluation Time! • Authority (who wrote it?) • Bias (is it prejudiced in favor of or against something?) • Currency (is the time frame relevant?)

  4. Google v. Databases…in video Click here to watch online video

  5. Databases • Controlled content • Published • Edited • Substantiated • Peer-reviewed • Authority • Bias • Currency • Easysearching • Flexible • Available

  6. Databasescontain… Content from: • Newspapers • Magazines • Scholarlyjournals • Reference books • Encyclopedias • Dictionaries • Source books • Instruction manuals • Much more!

  7. vs. Britannica neTrekker

  8. Works Cited • Search Engine vs. Research Database for College Research. Perf. Kathleen Ennis. Modesto Junior College, 25 Sept. 2009. You Tube. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUp1P-ubOIc .

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