Finding Credible Finding Credible Sources OnlineSources Online

Advanced Internet Searching

Kelly Kiff & Stacy CozinMedia Specialists

Purpose:Purpose:

Building a Webliography for student research

Preparing students to researchPersonal research

Search Engines:Search Engines:Advanced Google and BeyondAdvanced Google and Beyond

Google search modifiersAdvanced Search OptionsGoogle Uncle SamGoogle ScholarMeta-search Engines

◦Dogpile.com◦Clusty.com

Web DirectoriesWeb 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.

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)

Examples

Genetics

Disorders

Foreign Language

Newspapers

WikipediaWikipediaAdvantages

◦ 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 Kleptomania Logging McCarthyism

Evaluating WebsitesEvaluating Websites

Ask Us…Ask Us…Five minute demos for your class

◦Databases◦Searching◦Finding credible websites

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