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Researching the Internet. World Wide Web Email Social Media FTP. T he Internet includes:. World Wide Web. Surface Web and Deep Web . Web Search Tools. Surface Web Search Tools. Metasearch engines. Subject directories. General Search Engines. Search Interface.
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Researching the Internet
World Wide Web Email Social Media FTP The Internet includes:
World Wide Web Surface Web and Deep Web
Surface Web Search Tools Metasearch engines Subject directories General Search Engines
Move from haphazard Googling to. . . Intelligent searching.
Power Searching • Exert control over results • Become less distracted by irrelevant results • Build confidence
Power Searching Approach each web search as a problem to be solved.
Major types of searches: Google-type keyword Boolean Field
but can you trust it? Great web content. . .
Evidence used to support content? Can you trust the evidence?
Who’s behind the website? Are they. . . who they say they are?
Summary of Course Web Search Tools Power Search Strategies Topic/Thesis Development Free/Dark Web Databases Scholarly vs. Popular Websites Cyber-Plagiarism Evaluation of Websites