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challenge and change

challenge and change. discovering the treasures of the hidden web Maureen Henninger. cyber somewhere. A known needle in a known haystack A known needle in an unknown haystack An unknown needle in an unknown haystack Any needle in a haystack The sharpest needle in a haystack

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challenge and change

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  1. challenge and change discovering the treasures of the hidden web Maureen Henninger Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  2. cyber somewhere A known needle in a known haystack A known needle in an unknown haystack An unknown needle in an unknown haystack Any needle in a haystack The sharpest needle in a haystack Most of the sharpest needles in a haystack All the needles in a haystack Affirmation of no needles in the haystack Things like needles in any haystack Let me know whenever a new needle shows up Where are the haystacks? Needles, haystacks – whatever Matthew Koll, 1999 Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  3. do you google? • claims to index 4.2 billion documents • finding the one I want, not the one Google thinks I want • what about the other 545 billion in the haystack? • which are the valuable, authoritative needles? • are there other options? Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  4. what are the tools – some examples • search engines • Exalead,Google, Live Search, Yahoo • directories • Bubl, Infomine, AcademicInfo, GEM • specialised search engines • regional, subject-based, media-based • databases • Ingenta Connect, ERIC, UIS Education[UNESCO statistics] • gateways • ELDIS[development information], EDNA, ThinkFinity • digital libraries • National Science Digital Library, Visual Arts • web 2.0 conversational spaces • ResearchBuzz, Education.au Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  5. searching with search engines • use them for searching not browsing • be specific • several keywords, phrases • use specialised search engines • use sophisticated techniques • use phrases “climate change” • request keywords in title • documents from specific domains, e.g. edu, gov • for reports request pdf files – filetype:pdf Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

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  7. an information challenge you have been asked to be part of a team to put together a resource unit for the spread of Buddhism in Asia. Some of the aspects which need to be explored are history, geography and art Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  8. general search Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  9. where to start – berrypicking • external references value of Wikipedia • NOT as an authoritative source Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  10. digital libraries systems that make digital collections come alive, make them usefully accessible, that make them useful for accomplishing tasks and that connect them with communities Cliff Lynch, 2002 • finding digital libraries • directories e.g. Infomine, Intute, BUBL, WWW Virtual library Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

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  13. lesson plans • ThinkFinity • GEM Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  14. journal and research articles • databases • over 14,000 publicly available • contain scholarly/or authoritative material • finding them • use directories e.g. AcademicInfo, Infomine Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

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  16. videos • specialised search engines • Blinkx, Google Videos Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  17. online exhibitions Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  18. follow-up research • Buddhism in Australia • statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics • images • Picture Australia Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

  19. finding statistics Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

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  21. questions? Maureen Henninger - SLAV Conference March 3, 2008

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