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Internet Frederic Murray Assistant Professor MLIS, University of British Columbia BA, Political Science, University of Iowa Instructional Services Librarian Al Harris Library frederic.murray@swosu.edu
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The Internet is… a worldwide collection of computer networks ubiquitous
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Anatomy of a URL
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Domain Names Which one is right? – www.whitehouse.com www.whitehouse.com – www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov – www.whitehouse.net www.whitehouse.net – www.whitehouse.org www.whitehouse.org Whois.net – www.whois.net www.whois.net.gov.org.com.edu.net.int Indicates useful domain name for research
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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
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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
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Search: Example History of Peru History of Peru site:edu History of Peru site:pe
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Picking the right search terms
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How Search Works
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What Matters In My Search Query?
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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
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Review Google: Site Specific Search site:edu or site:gov
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Thanks!
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