Finding Business Information
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The document discusses the differences between using the internet and databases for research. It provides tips for evaluating information found on the internet by considering whether a website is backed by experts, the author can be identified, the information is verifiable elsewhere, and is up-to-date. It also discusses how to perform advanced searches on Google. The document then explains that databases provide curated content from scholarly journals, newspapers and other sources that is peer-reviewed and updated daily, unlike much of the varied content found on the internet.
Finding Business Information
- 1. Business Information Internet vs. Databases Benton Library Media Center Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 2. LET’S TRY GOOGLE! google.com Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 3. EVALUATING INFORMATION “Wrong” “Right” Information Information Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 4. EVALUATING THE INTERNET Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 5. Is the website backed by experts? Can you determine the authors of the website? Is the website commerical or non-commercial? Image: “dot com” by Thomas Hawk via Flickr under a CC-license. Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 6. Is the information verifiable elsewhere? Is the information backed by sources? Is the information relevant to your topic? Images: “IT everywhere #31” by Paul the Wine Guy via Flickr under a CC-license. “Smack in the middle” by ogimogi via Flickr under a CC-license. Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 7. Is the information up-to-date? Does the website present new information? Can you tell when the information was published? Images: “#1 New MacBook” by Mikael Miettinen via Flickr under a CC-license. “2009-07-09 What Day Is It?” by RG of CS-taking a bit of a break via Flickr under a CC-license. Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 8. Is the information comprehensive? Is there a clear bias for a single viewpoint? Is the information presented objectively (when needed)? Images: “Chain” by waffler via Flickr under a CC-license. “Load or unload” by Pulpolux !!! via Flickr under a CC-license. Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 9. HOW TO USE GOOGLE ADVANCED SEARCH google.com Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 10. WHAT IS A DATABASE? search engine for printed publications scholarly journals popular magazines newspapers other content Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 11. DATABASES vs THE INTERNET academic content varied content VS updated daily updated irregularly VS peer reviewing little or no reviewing of articles of websites PEER REVIEW VS Images: “049”, “Fresh from the Still”, “question mark ?”, “What ?” , “Question mark” via Flickr, under a CC-license. Thursday, October 1, 2009
- 13. NEED A PASSWORD? click on the image of keys password: bentonlibrary Thursday, October 1, 2009