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Using the Internet for Research

Using the Internet for Research. What is a Search Engine?.

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Using the Internet for Research

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  1. Using the Internet for Research

  2. What is a Search Engine? Internet search engines (e.g. Google, AltaVista) help users find web pages on a given subject. The search engines maintain databases of web sites and use programs (often referred to as "spiders" or "robots") to collect information, which is then indexed by the search engine.

  3. What is a meta-search engine? This is a search engine that looks up keywords in a bunch of other search engines and then combines the results. These engines are called metacrawlers. Examples of Meta Search engines: Metacrawler http://www.metacrawler.com/ Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com/

  4. What is a visual search engine? • A visual search engine launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps • http://www.kartoo.com/ • http://www.quintura.com/

  5. Using Google • It is recommended that you use Google Advanced rather than a regular search. Why? • How do you undertake an advanced search? http://www.google.com/

  6. Wikipedia • What is it? • What are the benefits? • What are the problems? • What precautions do you need to take if you are going to use Wikipedia? • http://www.wikipedia.org/

  7. What questions should I ask when looking at websites? • Who put together the website? • Where does the site live? • What information and resources does the site provide? • When was the site created/last up-dated? • Why should I use this site?

  8. Using the Internet to access different types of information. Catalogues • Wilson Library Catalogue http://www.intranet.cbhs.school.nz/public/ • Christchurch City Library Catalogue http://library.christchurch.org.nz • Alice in Videoland’s catalogue http://wwwaliceinvideoland.co.nz Visual Sources • You Tube http://youtube.com • Television broadcasts http://tvnz.co.nz http://www.tv3.co.nz Oral Sources • Podcasts http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts

  9. What is the Invisible Web? • The portion of the Web that is hidden from search engines, which require a subscription or password to access. • Examples include: EPIC, CCL databases, university databases

  10. What is EPIC? • Through EPIC schools can access databases containing thousands of international (and some New Zealand) magazines, newspapers, biographies, substantial reference works, and images. EPIC lets you access up-to-date full text articles covering a huge range of subjects.http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/

  11. How do I access EPIC? • Go to the website that is listed: http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/ • Click onto log into databases and enter your username and password. • Username: chchboyshs • Password: 72boyshs

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