Internet Review of Resources & Strategies Problem Based Learning 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
Beginnings
Galactic Internet
OneWeb, LTD.
Anatomy of a URL
Domain Names Which one is right? – – – – Whois.net – Indicates a reliable domain name
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
Identifying Keywords Identify the significant terms and concepts that describe the topic or main idea of the article. These terms will become the key for searching catalogs, databases and search engines for information about your subject.
Research Find an article dealing with video games, violence and alienation. Find an article dealing with fishing treaties involving countries from the pacific rim, published in the 1980s and focused on international law.
Selecting Keywords Find an article dealing with video games, violence and alienation. videogames and violence and alienation
Selecting Keywords Find an article dealing with fishing treaties involving countries from the pacific rim, peer-reviewed, full text, published in the 1980s and focused on international law. fishing and pacific rim and treaties
Scholarly Articles: Selecting Keywords Title Abstract Section Headings All good places to start….
Class Exercise Read this Article ( 500 words)Article Brainstorm for Keywords/Use Worksheet Find 5 digital books in Ebrary/eBooks related to the topic Find 6 articles in Academic Search Complete (3 must be Peer Reviewed) Archive online in Ebrary Bookshelf & EBSCO Folder
Bookshelf & Folders Ebrary allows you add items to a digital bookshelf registered to your student account EBSCO allows you to create online folders registered to your account –For digital books –For articles
Login to the Library 1. Before you can login to the library, you'll first need to login to your student webmail account at The student webmail for John Smith would be 2. Your default Password is Live1234 (L must be uppercase /1234 are the last digits of your SSN) 3. You will need to change your password to log into the Library Website.
Class Exercise Read this Article ( 500 words)Article Brainstorm for Keywords/Use Worksheet Find 5 digital books in Ebrary/eBooks related to the topic Find 6 articles in Academic Search Complete (3 must be Peer Reviewed) Archive online in Ebrary Bookshelf & EBSCO Folder
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
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 –Periodical Lists – Citation Searching
Review Critical Evaluation –Authority, Accuracy, Objectivity, Currency –Google: Site Specific Search site:edu or site:gov
Thanks!