Finishing the Puzzle of Research

Select Research Topic Brainstorm for Keywords Develop a Search Strategy Search for Books (Catalog) Search for Periodical Articles (Database) Search for Newspaper Articles (Database) Search the World Wide Web Read & Evaluate the Information Write your Paper and Cite your Sources Up the Research Ladder…

Timeframe for Info Books Articles Newspapers Web Pages Books Articles Newspapers Web Pages Once Quarterly – Weekly Daily – Multiple Ed. Hourly – Anytime

Strengths: Web vs. Library Web Current events and news Statistics and Other Information by gov’t Pop Culture TV Movies Music Opinion Information about Organizations & Groups Web Current events and news Statistics and Other Information by gov’t Pop Culture TV Movies Music Opinion Information about Organizations & Groups Library Research Based Books & Articles Works Cited/ Bibliographies Full-text Resources Authoritative & Peer- reviewed Materials Information about People & Cultures Easier to Search Library Catalog Databases

Web searching tips Search engine listings Search engine ratings (which is rated better?) Tutorials News Buying Your Way In Buying Your Way In (paid listings in search engines) Buying Your Way In Buying Your Way In Fun Stuff Sprechen Sie Search Engines? Sprechen Sie Search Engines? Sprechen Sie Search Engines? Sprechen Sie Search Engines? Web searching tips Search engine listings Search engine ratings (which is rated better?) Tutorials News Buying Your Way In Buying Your Way In (paid listings in search engines) Buying Your Way In Buying Your Way In Fun Stuff Sprechen Sie Search Engines? Sprechen Sie Search Engines? Sprechen Sie Search Engines? Sprechen Sie Search Engines?

Directory Electronic Yellow Pages Organized into categories Point & click searching Electronic Yellow Pages Organized into categories Point & click searching

Search Engine Simply searches Prominent search box Google voted “Most Outstanding Search Engine” 4 times Lycos, the oldest search engine on the web (‘94) Simply searches Prominent search box Google voted “Most Outstanding Search Engine” 4 times Lycos, the oldest search engine on the web (‘94)

Metasearch Engine Utilize search engines and directories to compile comprehensive results “one-stop” searching Dogpile voted “Best Meta Search Engine” Vivísimo voted “Best Meta Search Engine” (’02) Mamma, the oldest metasearch engine on the web (’96) Utilize search engines and directories to compile comprehensive results “one-stop” searching Dogpile voted “Best Meta Search Engine” Vivísimo voted “Best Meta Search Engine” (’02) Mamma, the oldest metasearch engine on the web (’96)

Specialty Web Tools Kartoo, a visual search tool Ditto, an image search engine Radio-Locator, a audio/radio station search engine KidsClick!, a kids friendly search tool Kartoo, a visual search tool Ditto, an image search engine Radio-Locator, a audio/radio station search engine KidsClick!, a kids friendly search tool

Government Web Tools USAGov, (formerly FirstGov) director of federal gov’t websites SoonerSearch, a portal to Oklahoma gov’t websites Unclesam, a version of Google that searches only gov’t websites Infomine, access to university level research on gov’t info USAGov, (formerly FirstGov) director of federal gov’t websites SoonerSearch, a portal to Oklahoma gov’t websites Unclesam, a version of Google that searches only gov’t websites Infomine, access to university level research on gov’t info

When Research Goes Wrong! Jayson Blair/NYT PlagiarismDan Rather/False Report on Bush Photoshoping Martha’s HeadHwang Woo-suk/Human Cloned?

Step 1: Authority Books & Articles Who is responsible for content? Author(s)? Editor(s)? Publisher Credentials offered? Newspapers Writer(s) Editor(s) Columnist(s) Books & Articles Who is responsible for content? Author(s)? Editor(s)? Publisher Credentials offered? Newspapers Writer(s) Editor(s) Columnist(s) Web Pages Who is responsible for content? Webmaster? Web team? Organization? Institution? Company?

Domain Names Which one is right? Whois.net Which one is right? Whois.net Indicates a reliable domain

Step 2: Accuracy Books & Articles Can the information be verified? Bibliography Works Cited Peer-reviewed (journals only) Newspapers Interviews Eyewitness Accounts Books & Articles Can the information be verified? Bibliography Works Cited Peer-reviewed (journals only) Newspapers Interviews Eyewitness Accounts Web Pages Can the information be verified? Links to credible sites Copyright Works Cited Fact check with a printed source

Step 3: Objectivity Books & Articles Biased or Objective? Persuasion/Emotion Author’s Point of View Newspapers Subscriptions ($) Advertising ($) Owners CJR review CJR review CJR review CJR review Books & Articles Biased or Objective? Persuasion/Emotion Author’s Point of View Newspapers Subscriptions ($) Advertising ($) Owners CJR review CJR review CJR review CJR review Web Pages Biased or Objective? Opinion/Fan sites Sponsoring Organization Agendas Political Propaganda Web hosting

Step 4: Currency Books & Articles When was it published? Copyright date Important based upon subject Science Social Science Allied Health Education Pharmacy Computer Science Newspapers published daily Books & Articles When was it published? Copyright date Important based upon subject Science Social Science Allied Health Education Pharmacy Computer Science Newspapers published daily Web Pages When was it created and last updated? Well maintained web sites have an indication when it was last updated or modified Accessibility Dead links Stability Changes URLs frequently

Remember to Evaluate! Authority Who created it? Who is responsible? What credentials do they hold? What makes them qualified to discuss the topic? Accuracy Can the information be verified? Check the facts! Objectivity How is the information being presented? Is it objective or biased? What’s the point of view? Currency (important based on subject) When was it published? When was it last updated? Authority Who created it? Who is responsible? What credentials do they hold? What makes them qualified to discuss the topic? Accuracy Can the information be verified? Check the facts! Objectivity How is the information being presented? Is it objective or biased? What’s the point of view? Currency (important based on subject) When was it published? When was it last updated?

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Academic Research This is just the beginning… Subject searching; specialized—medical, education & psychology Proximity operators Limiters—publication type, audience, research groups, methodology Clustering Field Codes Searching w/ indexes, dictionaries & thesauri Scope Notes Stopwords Nesting This is just the beginning… Subject searching; specialized—medical, education & psychology Proximity operators Limiters—publication type, audience, research groups, methodology Clustering Field Codes Searching w/ indexes, dictionaries & thesauri Scope Notes Stopwords Nesting