Internet Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library
The Internet is… a worldwide collection of computer networks ubiquitous
Anatomy of a URL
Domain Names Which one is right? – – – – Whois.net – Indicates useful domain name for research
GoogleGoogle: Improve Your Searches Site Specific Command What it does: searches only specific domains What to type: children's health site:edu children's health site:gov
Domain Names There are thousands of domain names For Example: – AD = Andorra – AE = United Arab Emirates – AF = Afghanistan – AG = Antigua and Barbuda – AI = Anguilla – AL = Albania – AM = Armenia – AN = Netherlands Antilles – AO = Angola
Search: Example History of Peru History of Peru site:edu History of Peru site:pe
Picking the right search terms
How Search Works
What Matters In My Search Query?
REVIEW Search Strategies –Keywords/Boolean AND/OR/NOT Organization of Information –Catalogs Al Harris/WorldCat/Ebrary –Databases i.e. Ebsco Products –Popular vs. Scholarly Resources
Review Google: Site Specific Search site:edu or site:gov
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