Beyond Google
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The document discusses various aspects of internet use, including the potential dangers like pornography, hacking, and misinformation. It emphasizes the importance of critical thinking in web searching and provides tips for effective research, such as using specific search terms and evaluating the credibility of sources. Additionally, it highlights the lack of quality control on many websites and suggests strategies to find trustworthy information.
![Research-quality Web Searching
Google and Beyond
John Kupersmith
jkupersm [at] library.berkeley.edu
A “Know Your Library” Workshop
Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley
Spring 2009
COURSE PAGES:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/find/types/websites.html
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Beyond Google
- 1. Susan K. Stewart http://delicious.com/internet_at_home www.slideshare.net/skstewart
- 2. It’s not the savior of anything There’s bad stuff Pornography Evil People Viruses Spyware Urban Myths Cyber-bullying
- 3. Would you say in person? In front of your mother? Is it true? How do you know? CAPITAL LETTERS are shouting. Don’t send an email when angry.
- 4. Don’t hide behind fake names Don’t steal someone else’s writing – even from an email Don’t steal computer programs, music, or videos Don’t hack a web site
- 12. Index or Directory Google Directory Yahoo Directory Search Engine Metasearch Metacrawler Specialty Directory (topic specific) Expert Guide Library
- 13. Think through the task What is the real question? Think outside the box Move beyond keywords to thoughts Look elsewhere Do offline research first Be specific Civil War - Confederacy – Robert E. Lee Other hints
- 14. Research-quality Web Searching Google and Beyond John Kupersmith jkupersm [at] library.berkeley.edu A “Know Your Library” Workshop Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley Spring 2009 COURSE PAGES: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/find/types/websites.html http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
- 15. Think “full text” = be specific war of 1812 economic causesvs. history Use academic & professional terms domestic architecture vs. houses genome society gets International Mammalian Genome Society also try combinations with association, research center, institute, directory, database
- 16. Specify exact phrases “tom bates” “what you're looking for is already inside you” Exclude or require a word proliferation -nuclear bush legacy +environment
- 17. Web page title intitle:hybrid allintitle:hybrid mileage Website or domain site:whitehouse.gov “global warming” site:edu “global warming”
- 18. File type filetype:ppt site:edu “global warming” Definitions define:pixel define:“due diligence”
- 19. Search box (use to modify) “Cache” “Related pages” “Translate this page”
- 20. Specify exact phrases “tom bates” “what you're looking for is already inside you” Exclude or require a word proliferation -nuclear bush legacy +environment
- 21. Anyone can put up a Web page about anything Many pages not kept up-to-date No quality control most sites not “peer-reviewed” less trustworthy than scholarly publications no selection guidelines for search engines
- 22. Look at the URL - personal page or site ? ~ or % orusers or members Domain name appropriate for the content ? edu, com, org, net, gov, ca.us, uk, etc. Published by an entity that makes sense ? News from its source? www.nytimes.com Advice from valid agency? www.nih.gov/ www.nlm.nih.gov/ www.nimh.nih.gov/
- 23. Can you tell who wrote it ? name of page author organization, institution, agency you recognize e-mail contact by itself not enough Credentials for the subject matter ? Look for links to: “About us”“Philosophy”“Background” “Biography” Is it recent or current enough ? Look for “last updated” date - usually at bottom If no links or other clues... truncate back the URL http://hs.houstonisd.org/hspva/academic/Science/Thinkquest/gail/text/ethics. html
- 24. 1. Search a controversial topic in Google nuclear armageddon prions danger “stem cells” abortion 2. Scan the first two pages of results 3. Visit one or two sites evaluate their quality and reliability
- 25. Bookmarks or Favorites Save as file File – Save Page As – Web page complete Use a special program Online search saves Browser extensions
- 26. Google Books Google Maps Google Translate Google Scholar Google Patent Search
- 27. distance learning chats research lesson plans virtual field trips develop a web page newsletters blogs
- 28. Blogs Alex post what he’s learned Twitter Mom sends links to son Online business eBay Amazon Associates Web page
Editor's Notes
- #2: Intro self and topic
- #3: Quickly go through each and how to prevent -- examples
- #6: Gopher
- #7: Wikis – some consider to be the first of social mediaClassmates – may have been the first social network
- #8: Blog
- #9: Photo blog
- #10: My Space – teens seem to be leaving MySpace for Facebook
- #11: Web 3.0Online collaborationCloud Computing
- #12: Cloud Computing
- #13: Expert Guide – who’s the expert –eHow – homeschool info by classroom teacher