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Internet Information Research Skills:

Get what you want in 5 minutes

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Objectives:Understand the internet history,

etiquette and politicsAware of info management and

online search skillsPractice different information

searching tools - directories, search engines, mailing lists and newsgroups

Able to evaluate information

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Outline1. Introduction - video, test and needs

2. Online Search Skills

3. Search Tools: Search engine, directories and communication

4. Evaluation and sharing - exercise

5. Conclusion - test and summary

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1. Introduction

What is internet?

NEC Research Institute estimated that as of February 1999, there were 2.8 million publicly accessible web servers

800 million pages on the web, as of Feb, 1999

Network of networks

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Too wide!!

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1.1 Your needs?

1. What information you want to have right now?

A.________________________ B. _______________________ C. _______________________

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1.2 Intro: History

What do you know about internet history?

1962-1969 APRANET 1970-1988 Universities, government,

major corporations 1988-1990 Decommission APRANET,

renamed INTERNET 1991-1993 Commercial activities allowed,

Gopher and Mosaic 1994-1996 Netscape - 40 million users ………………………………………………………

…………….. BBN Timeline http://www.bbn.com/customer_connection/

timeline.htm

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1.3 Introduction: Test

how many web pages in internet know?

Name three major search engines?Name two web based mailing list?Is Yahoo a directory?What is meta-search engine?What is mailing list used for?

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1.4 Browser - functions

HomepageBack.Forward - Fast BackFind within the same documentOrganize info - BookmarkSave

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2: Online Search Skills Techniques

Identify your topic

Search Information

Evaluate information

Apply information

Store information

Share information

Info Management

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Overview: Techniques

Know what you want

Decide the tools

Right keywords and BO

Bookmark the site

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2.1 Know What you want ?

What is your subject matter? What info you want?

Reports? Pictures? Discussion?

How long is your search time?

•Exercise: Define three area……..

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2.2 Decide the tools

General Info Directories

Specific info Search engine

Communication Mailing List/ Newsgroups/Online

Chat

•Exercise: Define the tools in those areas……..

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2.3 Right keywords

What are the keywords? Memosa Pudica Kitty Cat or Hello Kitty

What are the alternate keywords?

•Exercise: Define keywords of three areas……..

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2.4 Book Mark

Bookmark it Create Folder, Change name Create a off-site bookmark

•Exercise: Create three folder names

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3.O Search Tools:directories and search engine communication

General Info Directories

Specific info Search engine

Communication Mailing List/ Newsgroups/Online Chat

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3.1 Search Tools: a. General Directories Yellow Pages, see Looksmart.com

Human Pick

General Information

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3.1 Search Tools:

•Exercise: Find your information here

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3.1 Search Tools: b.Specialize Directories Other Directories

www.miningco.com - coach

Coach approach - articles, links, chat Index 24,000 categories

•Exercise: Find your information here

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3.1 Search Tools:

•Exercise: Find your information here

Malaysia online oldest directory

16,000 academic resources

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3.1 Search Tools:

•Exercise: Find your information here

personal trailblazer Zinezone

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3.2 Search Tools: Search Engines

•Exercise: Find your information here

• • Pick up by software: Robot, Bot etc

• Look for specific information

• Detective

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3.2 Search Tools: Search Engines

Exercise: List 3 BO for each of the information you need

•

Boolean Operator

Add + Wild card *

Minus - Exact phrase “….”

Bracket ( )

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3.2 Search Tools: Search Engines

•Exercise: Find your information here

• • Index 8% of web

Index 8% of web; from HotWired; Select Pull Down Menu

Index 15% of the web

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3.2 Search Tools: Meta Search Engines

• • Combine search engines

• Similar BO

• General terms

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23 search engines + FTP and Usenet

Pull down menus

list of meta search engines

3.2 Search Tools: Meta Search Engines

•Exercise: Find your information here

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3.3 Communication: web based mailing list

•Exercise: Find your information here

• Web/Email Based Mailing List

•Register as member

•Example: TQM in Egroups

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3.3 Communication: Email based mailing list

•Exercise: Find your information here

- www.liszt.com

- subscibe listname

- unsubscribe

- listserv/majodomo

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3.3 Communication: Dejanews

•Exercise: Find your information here

- www.dejanews.com

- soc.culture.malaysia

- use newsreader

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4. Evaluation and Sharing

Evaluation of Information

author’s authority publisher’s background currency: date reference of other sources motive: commercial, academic or

propaganda

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Internet Politics

VirusFreedom of speechPornographyCompany policiesCopy rightSharing information

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5. Conclusion and Summaries

internet history, etiquette and politics

info management and online search skills

directories, search engines, mailing lists and newsgroups

evaluate information

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5. Conclusion and Summaries