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Online Searching TipsOnline Searching TipsPresentation byPresentation byMindy McAdamsMindy McAdams
University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
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What You Don’t Know AboutWhat You Don’t Know About
1. Start simple1. Start simple
Google LessonsGoogle Lessons►Google Help CenterGoogle Help Center
http://www.google.com/help/basics.htmlhttp://www.google.com/help/basics.html►Advanced SearchAdvanced Search
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hlhttp://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en=en
Better Google SearchesBetter Google Searches►Exclude a word, with a minus signExclude a word, with a minus sign
Pages in the results list will not have that Pages in the results list will not have that wordword
Example: Example: telephone –mobiletelephone –mobile►Limit all results to one siteLimit all results to one site
Example: Example: scholarships site:ufl.eduscholarships site:ufl.edu►Find pages that Find pages that link tolink to a specified page a specified page
Example: Example: link:www.crimelibrary.com link:www.crimelibrary.com –site:crimelibrary.com –site:crimelibrary.com
Can you trust this site?Can you trust this site?
Answer These QuestionsAnswer These Questions►Who provided this information?Who provided this information?►What tells me for sure it came from What tells me for sure it came from
thatthat source? source?►Who is that source, Who is that source, really?really?►Do they have a bias or an agenda?Do they have a bias or an agenda?►When was this last updated?When was this last updated?► Is it Is it too oldtoo old to trust? to trust?
Investigate the SourceInvestigate the Source►Look for an “About” pageLook for an “About” page►Look for a date; be vigilant if it is Look for a date; be vigilant if it is
today’stoday’s date! (That probably date! (That probably does not does not meanmean it was updated today) it was updated today)
►Google the full name (in quotes) of the Google the full name (in quotes) of the person or organization whose name person or organization whose name appears on the page (as author)appears on the page (as author)
►E-mail or phone the source!E-mail or phone the source!
Original DomainsOriginal Domains►.com.com►.net.net►.org.org►.edu.edu►.gov.gov►.mil.mil►.int.int
In the 1980s, seven generic top-level domains (TLDs) were created for the Internet.
Domain names may be registered in three of these (.com, .net and .org) without restriction.
The other four have limited purposes.
Source -- http://www.icann.org/tlds/
““New” DomainsNew” Domains►.biz.biz►.info.info►.name.name►.pro.pro►.aero.aero►.coop.coop►.museum.museum
Seven additional TLDs were introduced in 2001 and 2002.
Four of the new TLDs (.biz, .info, .name and .pro) are unsponsored.
The other three new TLDs (.aero, .coop and .museum) are sponsored.
Source -- http://www.icann.org/tlds/
Country Code DomainsCountry Code Domains►.us.us►.mx.mx►.ca.ca►.cn.cn►.in.in►.ch.ch►.tv < ???.tv < ???
Known as country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) these are controlled by the registrars of the individual countries.
Look them up at iana.org
Country Code DomainsCountry Code Domains►.us.us►.mx.mx►.ca.ca►.cn.cn►.in.in►.ch.ch►.tv < Tuvalu.tv < Tuvalu
Population: 11,810 (July 2006 est.)
.tv > Tuvalu.tv > Tuvalu
Open DirectoryOpen Directory& The Wayback Machine& The Wayback Machine
Open Directory (dmoz)Open Directory (dmoz)
Open Directory (dmoz)Open Directory (dmoz)
Open Directory (dmoz)Open Directory (dmoz)
Open Directory (dmoz)Open Directory (dmoz)
Open Directory vs. GoogleOpen Directory vs. Google
Open Directory vs. GoogleOpen Directory vs. Google
Internet Archive / Wayback Internet Archive / Wayback MachineMachine
Internet Archive / Wayback Internet Archive / Wayback MachineMachine
Wayback Machine: NYTimes Wayback Machine: NYTimes 19961996
Wayback Machine: NYTimes Wayback Machine: NYTimes 19991999
Wayback Machine: NYTimes Wayback Machine: NYTimes 20012001
Other Great Starting PlacesOther Great Starting Placesfor Online Researchfor Online Research
CIA World Factbook CIA World Factbook
Wikipedia: Not What You Wikipedia: Not What You ThinkThink
Wikipedia: Links at the Wikipedia: Links at the Bottom!Bottom!
Health info: NIH, CDC, WHOHealth info: NIH, CDC, WHO
Blog SearchesBlog Searches
Search in: Blog postsSearch in: Blog posts
Scan results for interestScan results for interest
Scan results for interestScan results for interest
Open blog post and scan itOpen blog post and scan it
Open blog post and scan itOpen blog post and scan it
Benefit from blogger’s Benefit from blogger’s expertiseexpertise
Benefit from blogger’s Benefit from blogger’s expertiseexpertise
Results Sorted by RelevanceResults Sorted by Relevance
Results Sorted by DateResults Sorted by Date
Using blogs to find good infoUsing blogs to find good info►Who is the blogger?Who is the blogger?►What are his or her qualifications?What are his or her qualifications?►These matter if you want to These matter if you want to quote quote the the
blogger (as an authority)blogger (as an authority)►However, if the blog simply However, if the blog simply points youpoints you
to another site …to another site …►And And that sitethat site turns out to be great … turns out to be great …
You can trust the Internet …You can trust the Internet …►… … ifif you use your powers of critical you use your powers of critical
thinking!thinking!► If it looks “sketchy,” unprofessional – If it looks “sketchy,” unprofessional –
then be very skeptical!then be very skeptical!► If it looks okay, If it looks okay, check out the source!check out the source!
Go behind the scenesGo behind the scenes Find out who Find out who wrotewrote it it Find out who Find out who sponsoredsponsored it it Find out Find out how oldhow old it is it is
Thank Thank You!You!
Presentation byPresentation byMindy McAdamsMindy McAdamsUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida
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