1. Effective Research

2. Why is it important? Internet is becoming #1 source for information Available information growing exponentially Need to teach students how to research effectively Need to be able to determine quality information

3. Consider this… Search Engine Results: 2,690,000 hits If you could examine each site in 5 minutes, in order to complete this research (without stopping for food or rest) it would take you: 224,167 hours -or- 9,343 days -or- 1,334 weeks -or- 25.6 years Calculated by Fr. Don Highberger, Regis University For Professional Studies, Communications Program

4. Information Growth “Information stored on paper, film, optical, and magnetic media totals about 5 EB of new information each year.” “New information communicated through electronic information flows - telephone, radio, TV, and the Internet is about 17.7 EB each year” “Volume of information on the public Web at 20 to 50 TB in 2002,... In 2003 - 167 TB” http://www2.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info- 2003/execsum.htm

6. Search strategies Regis Modules I-Search Model The Big 6

7. Regis Modules Getting started Effective search strategies Finding books and other items Finding periodical articles Critically evaluating information

8. I-Search Model (Ken Macrorie) Inquiry-based research process to actively involve students 4 phases –Immersion in a topic and generating questions –Developing a search plan –Gathering & integrating information –Presenting knowledge

9. The Big 6 (Mike Eisenberg & Bob Berkowitz) 6 Steps –Task Definition –Information Seeking Strategies –Location & Access –Use of information –Synthesis –Evaluation Not necessary to complete these steps in linear order.

10. Task / Topic What questions do you have? What do you know already? What do you need to find out? What type of information is needed?

11. Search Strategies Identify keywords & phrases Nouns & adjectives 4 – 6 words for search Use thesaurus Use View option in the browser Using advanced search Using + or –

12. Subject Directories Librarians’ Index: http://www.lii.org http://www.lii.org Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu http://infomine.ucr.edu Academic Info http://www.academicinfo.us http://www.academicinfo.us Yahoo Directory http://dir.yahoo.com/ http://dir.yahoo.com/ Google Directory http://directory.google.com http://directory.google.com

13. Locating and Accessing the Information Locate the sources Find the information within the sources Evaluate the accuracy of the information

14. Extensions.eduEducational organization (most US universities).k12US school site (not all US schools use this).acAcademic institution (outside of US).schSchool site (outside of the US).comCompany (usually.co in the UK).orgAny organization.govGovernment agency.netNetwork.milMilitary institution New extensions to look for are.biz,.name,.pro,.info. All are used for commercial purposes.

15. Personal sites (~) http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~abutz/di/intro.html –This site is a Holocaust Revisionist site that argues that the Holocaust did not take place. http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~udani/personals.html –Contains links to free personal/singles pages. Geocities http://pages.yahoo.com/ http://pages.yahoo.com/

16. Regis On-line Library & Databases http://www.regis.edu/library.htm

17. Other Search Engines Google http://www.google.com http://www.google.com Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/ http://scholar.google.com/ Clusty http://www.clusty.com http://www.clusty.com Ask http://ask.com http://ask.com Yahoo Search http://search.yahoo.com http://search.yahoo.com Search Prospector http://prospector.coalliance.org/ http://prospector.coalliance.org/

18. Still Not Sure? Internet Tutorials http://www.internettutorials.net/started.html http://www.internettutorials.net/started.html Cyward Internet Education: Search Engines & Specialized Directories http://www.cyward.com/speciali.htm Specialized Search Engines & Directories http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html

19. Who owns the site? http://www.easywhois.com/ –http://www.martinlutherking.orghttp://www.martinlutherking.org Stormfront –http://www.harrypotter.comhttp://www.harrypotter.com Sony –http://www.globalwarming.orghttp://www.globalwarming.org National Consumer Coalition

20. History of a Site http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

21. Using the Information (note taking) Note cards Cut-&-Paste Color coding 3 column notes Cornell notes Interactive Notebook Thinking tools Based on the source, purpose and user Citations document authority

22. APA Format Regis site http://www.regis.edu/content/lib/pdf/lib.handouts.APAcitationstyle.pdf http://www.regis.edu/content/lib/pdf/lib.handouts.APAcitationstyle.pdf The Purdue On-line Writing Lab (OWL) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Noodletools http://www.noodletools.com http://www.noodletools.com Son of Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net/ http://citationmachine.net/

23. Putting it All Together Paper Slide Show / Movies Webpage Graphics and charts

24. Evaluation How do you feel about your project? –Grammar, spelling, formatting –Self edit –Peer edit –Rubric - Did project answer the task? –Turnitin http://www.turnitin.com/static/index.html http://www.turnitin.com/static/index.html

25. Social Responsibility Did you respect intellectual property? Do you have a bibliography with diverse sources? Did you use in-text citations when paraphrasing? Did you collaborate effectively with others? Copyright Laws http://www.benedict.com/Info/Info.aspx http://www.benedict.com/Info/Info.aspx Netiquette http://www.albion.com/netiquette/ http://www.albion.com/netiquette/

26. References Canning, A. B. (2006, October 16). An Introduction:Big6 Information Problem Solving with Technology. In The Big6 Overview. Retrieved March 13, 2007, from Big6 Associates Web site: http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=107http://www.big6.com/showarticle.php?id=107 Cohen, L. (2007, February 7). Checklist of Internet Research Tips. In Internet Tutorials. Retrieved March 15, 2007, from University at Albany, SUNY Web site: http://www.internettutorials.net/checklist.htmlhttp://www.internettutorials.net/checklist.html Cohen, L. (2007, March 9). Search Engines. In Internet Tutorials. Retrieved March 15, 2007, from University at Albany, SUNY Web site: http://www.internettutorials.net/engines.html http://www.internettutorials.net/engines.html Eisenberg, M., & Berkowitz, B. (2007, March 12). The Big 6. Retrieved March 13, 2007, from Big6 Associates Web site: http://big6.comhttp://big6.com Noodletools. (2004, July 7). (APA) How do I write an APA parenthetical (in-text) reference? [Knowledge Base: Article 52]. Message posted to http://www.noodletools.com/kb/index.php?article=52 http://www.noodletools.com/kb/index.php?article=52