Searching for the right information

1. Searching for the right information Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

2. Topics • Different ways for searching • Search tools: which using when? • Boolean operators to connect words or set of words. • Site evaluation • Searching the internet • Bibliography (reference list) • Databases • Interesting LINKS Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

3. Different ways of searching • Known providers • Known internet sites • Guessing the URL • Topic guide http://search.ask.com/ , http://www.latin-focus.com • Search engine • Asking questions online • Offline sources • Databases within fontys online library Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

4. Search tools: which using when? • Is the question specific, with knowledge, under time pressure: Search engine • Is the question not specific, explorative, with not much foreknowledge, in relative little time: Topic guide Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

5. Boolean operators to connect words or set of words. • AND (+) both words simultaneous present (computer AND library) (computer library) • OR at least one of the words is present (bicycle OR cycle) • NOT (-) excluding words (greenhouse NOT climatic change) (greenhouse –climatic change) and or or or not Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

6. Another search possibilities • If you want results that include an exact phrase use quotations “around the phrase” Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

7. Site evaluation • Site layout • “About us” • Clearly sighted telephone number or address • No Advertisement • Clear navigation possibility • Internal search possibility • Up to date? • Language use • No annoying grammatical mistakes • Whois http://www.accesswhois.com/search/ http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

8. Searching the internet General search engines: • http://search.yahoo.com • www.google.nl • www.altavista.com • www.alltheweb.com Ranking tool search results: http://ranking.thumbshots.com/ Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

9. Bibliography (reference list) For example for a internet site: • http://www.eur.nl/fsw/icto/plagiaat/bron Bibliography for used internet site: • Erasmus universiteit : ict in Onderwijs en Onderzoek : plagiaat. http://www.eur.nl/fsw/icto/plagiaat/bron, retrieved September 28, 2006 Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

10. Bibliography (reference list) For example a PDF-file: • Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet Bibliography for a PDF-file of the internet: • Bergman, Michael K. (2004,december), Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet. Retrieved september 28, 2006, from http://www.brightplanet.com/resources/details/searching.html. Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

11. Databases http://mediatheek3.fontys.nl:2020/iPort Ebscohost • Business source premier Science direct • E-mail alerts Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

12. Interesting LINKS http://mediatheek3.fontys.nl:2020/iPort http://www.philb.com/ http://www.brightplanet.com/ http://www.accesswhois.com/search http://www.startpagina.nl/dochters/amerika/ http://search.ask.com/ http://www.zonalatina.com/ Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo

13. “Your ability to find the information you seek on the Internet is a function of how precise your queries are and how effectively you use search services. Poor queries return poor results; good queries return great results. “ www.brightplanet.com Bibliography: Brightplanet: Tutorials: Guide to effective searching of the Internet: http://www.brightplanet.com/resources/details/searching.html. retrieved on 28 September 2006. Fontys Hogescholen Multi Media Center Venlo