1. Using EBSCOHOST & GOOGLE

2. The Visible Web The Invisible Web WWW/Internet

3. WWW BrowserMozillaOpera Internet Explorer

4. INFORMATION Meta Search Engines Search Engines Subject Directories

5.  This is the area of public domain that does not require special access information. This is searched by:  GOOGLE  YAHOO  BING  HOTBOT  DOGPILE  ALTAVISTA  ASK

6.  This is the special area of the WWW, wherein lies special “private” pages such as, EBSCOHOST AND LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOGUES that requires a special code or access information. These are searched by special engines such as :  INFOMINE  WWWVIRTUALLIBRARY  COMPLETE PLANET  INCYWINCY  INTUTE  SCIRUS

7.  Formulate a statement that encapsulates your research idea  Alternatively, your idea could be rephrased in the form of a question  Select the key terms or the important words that define your research  Alternatively, you may use similar words or phrases or related terms.

8.  The increasing level of CO2 in the atmosphere is causing depletion of the ozone layer  Is depletion of the ozone layer a result of increasing levels of CO2 in the air?

9. Are there others you could identify? What else can you think of?  Carbon Dioxide – Atmosphere- ozone depletion  Synonyms –Related Words Are:  Poisonous gas  Atmospheric Pollution  Greenhouse Effect

10. REFER TO YOUR HANDOUT FOR DEFINITIONS  THE SE ARE WORDS WHICH YOU NEED TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE AS AN INFORMATION LITERATE STUDENT  INTERNET  WWW  INVISIBLE WEB  VISIBLE WEB  URL  BROWSER  SEARCH ENGINES  SUBJECT DIRECTORIES  METASEARCH ENGINES  DATABASE

11. NOW PRACTICE THESE EXERCISES  BOOLEAN OPERATORS  WILDCARD  TRUNCATION  WORDS IN COMMON USAGE HAVE ADDED MEANING IN DIGITAL SEARCHES. THESE ARE:  QUOTATION MARKS  BRACKETS OR PARENTHESES

12. THEBEGINNING  CONNECT TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:  http://www.nwmissour i.edu/library/courses/r esearch/INTRO_E.HTML http://www.nwmissour i.edu/library/courses/r esearch/INTRO_E.HTML  Generating keywords http://lib.utexas.edu/k eywords/ http://lib.utexas.edu/k eywords/  CREATING A SEARCH QUERY http://legacy.alamo.ed u/nlc/library/research 101/searchingCreateQ ueryEx.html http://legacy.alamo.ed u/nlc/library/research 101/searchingCreateQ ueryEx.html