1. Lingnan University Library SEP 2011 http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/classes/2011/fall/powerpoint/

2. To learn about difference between Internet search and Library subscribed database search To familiarize with common effective web search skills To conduct advanced web search skills To introduce other useful web search resources To evaluate the web search resources To introduce RSS Feeds 2

3. » Surface Web (Visible Web) VS Deep Web (Invisible Web) ˃Computer scientists have defined online information that cannot be accessed through search engines as the ‘deep web’ » Internet Search: using Google or Yahoo: ˃They do not own or produce the contents, but merely help search what is out there ˃They are free resources provided by unrelated parties or fee-based resources provided by their partners. » Please DO NOT only rely on Google or Yahoo to do your Research: ˃You will miss something useful – such as free stuff hidden from the Search Engines; full text articles / books and Databases available in the Library 3

4. » Task: E-Journal Article in Subscribed Database E.g. search for an article: “Campus priorities and information literacy in Hong Kong higher education: A case study” by Dianne Cmor. Library Management, 30(8/9), 2009. ˃Try it in GoogleGoogle ˃Try it in Emerald (a database subscribed by the Library)Emerald ˃Google Scholar Findit@Lingnan 4

5. » You should check Library Databases, 1-Search, Library Catalogue & Library E-Journal PortalLibrary Databases1-Search Library CatalogueLibrary E-Journal Portal For example ˃For Academic Journal Articles, use academic databases, e.g. EBSCOhost, ProQuest, etc.academic databasesEBSCOhost ProQuest ˃For News Archives, use Wisenews, Factiva, LexisNexis Academic, etc.FactivaLexisNexis Academic ˃For Company Finance Archives, use Datastream, Hoover’s online, etc.Hoover’s online ˃E-References, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Oxford English Dictionary Online, Dictionary of National Biography Online, etc.Encyclopaedia Britannica OnlineOxford English Dictionary OnlineDictionary of National Biography Online 5

6. » Step 1: Select a reliable and relevant search engine: ˃E.g. Google / Yahoo / Bing / Baidu » Step 2: State what you want to find ˃E.g. - Where can I buy an iPhone in Hong Kong - How old is Queen Elizabeth II? - What is CEPA? » Step 3: Identify Keywords ˃Type in what you want to know ˃Using fewer keywords will get more results, too much keyword will narrow down the results ˃Using rare / uncommon keywords will get the more specific search results ˃Putting important word in first will get slightly better results ˃Common words are ignored by search engine (e.g. articles, prepositions) ˃Using descriptive keyword e.g. ringtone instead of sound 6

7. » Step 4: Select synonyms and variant word forms ˃Phrase your query as reverse question to get the answer » Step 5: Combine synonyms, keywords and variant word forms » Step 6: Check your spelling 7

8. » Use Double Quotes to indicate Exact phrases. E.g. ˃how do you dohow do you do ˃“how do you do”“how do you do” » Use OR (in capital letters) for either or. E.g.: ˃trick or treattrick or treat ˃trick OR treattrick OR treat ˃“Japan travel guide” OR “Japan travelogue”“Japan travel guide” OR “Japan travelogue” » Find Only Certain File types: filetype: E.g. ˃HIBOR filetype:xlsHIBOR filetype:xls ˃sudoku filetype:swfsudoku filetype:swf ˃“education reform” hong kong filetype:ppt“education reform” hong kong filetype:ppt 8

9. » Limit by Domain: site: E.g. ˃HKCEE site:gov.hkHKCEE site:gov.hk ˃HKCEE site:org.hkHKCEE site:org.hk ˃HKCEE site:edu.hkHKCEE site:edu.hk Three dots to indicate Numerical ranges: … ˃e.g. “Angelina Jolie” 2007…2011“Angelina Jolie” 2007…2011 » Definitions: define: ˃e.g. define:cepadefine:cepa 9

10. » Maps ˃e.g. Japan mapJapan map » Math answers ˃e.g. 40*49940*499 » Stock quotes ˃e.g. 00050005 10 Conversions e.g. 32 hkd in usd32 hkd in usd e.g. 50$ in hkd50$ in hkd e.g. 39cm in foot39cm in foot e.g. 250g in pound250g in pound e.g. 98.6F in C98.6F in C

11. » Using Wild Card Symbol: * ˃E.g. 宋 * 齡 宋 齡 宋 * 齡 宋 齡 » Using instant automatic Translation Features ˃Look for [Translate this page] links E.g. maggie cheung site:.frmaggie cheung site:.fr ˃Click Language Tools from Google (or use http://translate.google.com/)Language Tools http://translate.google.com/ » See Google Help Page for Details and More Features / Tools tips: http://www.google.com/help/features.html or http://www.google.com.hk/help/features.html http://www.google.com/help/features.html http://www.google.com.hk/help/features.html 11

12. » Google Instant ˃Faster Searches ˃Smarter Predictions ˃Instant Results 12 Example of Google Instant

13. » Tools & Filters ˃The panel along the side of your results page will dynamically show the search modes and filters that are most useful for your particular search. Use these links to filter and customize the results you see. 13 Make use of the facet search for filtering your search result.

14. 14 Example of Timeline View

15. 15 Make use of different Google tools for filter your search result

16. 16 Example of Google Image Search Example of Google Video Search

17. » Make use of Directory Service that organized websites by topic into categories 17

18. » Google Books http://books.google.com/http://books.google.com/ » Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/http://scholar.google.com/ » Google Maps http://maps.google.com/http://maps.google.com/ ˃(Driving directions example)Driving directions example » Google Translate http://translate.google.com/http://translate.google.com/ » Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/ http://www.googleartproject.com/ » More Google products from Google Labs http://www.googlelabs.com/ http://www.googlelabs.com/ 18

19. » Wikipedia – in English, Chinese and other languages Wikipedia » Citizendium – aims at providing a reliable encyclopedia, real names of editors are used Citizendium » Baidu Baike ( 百度百科 ) – A Chinese encyclopedia Baidu Baike 百度百科 » List of Wikis – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis 19

20. » Other than Google, there are many other popular / important Internet portals / tools / directories. » Worldwide examples: Yahoo!, Bing, YouTube, Facebook, MSN, Amazon, del.icio.us, CNN, BBC etc.Yahoo!BingYouTube FacebookMSNAmazondel.icio.usCNNBBC » Local / Chinese examples: Yahoo! Hong Kong, Sina Hong Kong, HK Govt, Baidu etc.Yahoo! Hong Kong Sina Hong KongHK GovtBaidu 20

21. » Common Search Engines / Portals ˃LU Library’s Selected Internet Resources http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/internet_resources/ http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/internet_resources/ ˃WolframAlpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/http://www.wolframalpha.com/ ˃Answers.com http://www.answers.com/http://www.answers.com/ ˃ipl2: information you can trust: http://www.ipl.org/http://www.ipl.org/ ˃INFOMINE http://infomine.ucr.edu/http://infomine.ucr.edu/ ˃Way Back Machine (Internet Archive) http://www.archive.org/http://www.archive.org/ ˃Reference.com http://www.reference.com/http://www.reference.com/ ˃How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/http://www.howstuffworks.com/ 21

22. » Dictionaries ˃Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary http://visual.merriam-webster.com/http://visual.merriam-webster.com/ ˃Cambridge Dictionaries Online http://dictionary.cambridge.org/http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ ˃ 國語辭典 http://140.111.34.46/newDict/dict/index.htmlhttp://140.111.34.46/newDict/dict/index.html ˃ 粵語審音配詞字庫 http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-can/http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-can/ ˃ 普通話 / 廣東話文字發聲工具 http://tdc.putonghuaonline.com/tools1.html http://tdc.putonghuaonline.com/tools1.html » Theses / Journal Articles / Books ˃HK Theses and Dissertations Search http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol.html http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol.html ˃SCIRUS ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) http://www.ndltd.org/serviceproviders/scirus-etd-search http://www.ndltd.org/serviceproviders/scirus-etd-search ˃ 華文知識入口網 http://search.ncl.edu.tw/http://search.ncl.edu.tw/ ˃ 香港中文期刊論文索引 http://0-hkinchipcu.lib.cuhk.edu.hk.innopac.ln.edu.hk/http://0-hkinchipcu.lib.cuhk.edu.hk.innopac.ln.edu.hk/ ˃WorldCat http://www.worldcat.org/http://www.worldcat.org/ 22

23. » Pages related to Hong Kong ˃Centamap http://www.centamap.comhttp://www.centamap.com ˃HK Census & Stat Dept Online Publications http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/products/ publications/index.jsp http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/products/ publications/index.jsp ˃Laws of Hong Kong http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm ˃GovHK 香港政府一站通 http://www.gov.hk/http://www.gov.hk/ ˃Openrice http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/index.htmhttp://www.openrice.com/restaurant/index.htm ˃Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 香港交易所 http://www.hkex.com.hk/index_c.htm http://www.hkex.com.hk/index_c.htm 23

24. » http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/libserv/toolbar/ http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/libserv/toolbar/ » Once installed, the Library Toolbar provides instant access to: ˃Webmail, University Portal, Staff Directory ˃Online Databases, Journals, News and References ˃Library Catalogue and Online Renewals, HKALL ˃Search the University Web Sites ˃Library RSS Alerts ˃PDF converter ˃Online Dictionaries, Translation Tools & Freeware Download and More. » Other Toolbars – E.g. Google Toolbar, Yahoo ToolbarGoogle ToolbarYahoo Toolbar 24

25. » Authorship and Publishing Body: Who is the author / publisher? » Point of View or Bias: What is the point of view? » Accuracy and Verifiability of Details: Is the information accurate? » Currency: How current is the information? » Purpose: What appears to be the purpose for this information? » Referral: Are there references to other sources? » Target Group: Who is the intended audience? » More information on “Tips for Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask for Evaluating” ˃http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.htmlhttp://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html 25

26. » Explore the following web sites and discuss: “Should I always trust or distrust the contents on the WWW?” ˃http://www.dhmo.org/ and then http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_ban_dhmo.htm?terms=d ihydrogen+monoxide or explanation from Wikipediahttp://www.dhmo.org/ http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_ban_dhmo.htm?terms=d ihydrogen+monoxideexplanation from Wikipedia ˃http://whitehouse.gov1.info/ and then http://www.whitehouse.gov/http://whitehouse.gov1.info/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 26

27. 27 http://whitehouse.gov1.info/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/

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29. » With proper software installed, you can automatically get latest RSS feeds headline and links popup when you switch on your computer or at regular interval. » Google Reader can be used anywhere. You can also share items with your friends easily. Google Reader 29

30. » Ask A Librarian (Electronic Reference) http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/eref/ http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/eref/ » Integrated Helpdesk at Information Commons (1/F, Library) ˃refstaff@ln.edu.hkrefstaff@ln.edu.hk ˃2616 8571 30

31. Q & A Thank You! 31