SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET Jenny Presnell Miami University Libraries presnejl@muohio.edu

Using the Internet for Research  Internet will not connect to journal and magazine articles (which are selected and evaluated by professionals)  Internet is a self publishing medium which has little or no quality control

Searching on the Internet  Subject Directories  Search Engines ---- Meta Search Engines  Deep Web or Invisible Web

Subject Directories  What is a Subject Directory  When to use a Subject Directory

Subject Directories  Commercial vs Academic/Professional Directories http://yahoo.com/  http://lii.org/ University at Albany Libraries list of Directories http://library.albany.edu/internet/subject.html

Search Engines  How a Search Engine Works  Relevancy and Frequency in Rankings of Results

Search Engines  Search Techniques and Strategies  Why Google is the best search engine. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/ Guides/Internet/Google.html

Search Engines  What are Meta Search Engines?

 University of Albany Libraries list of Search Engines and Meta Search Engines http://library.albany.edu/internet/engines .html

Deep Web or Invisible Web  Definition  Graphic Representation http://www.brightplanet.com/deepcontent/t utorials/DeepWeb/index.asp

 Examples of Deep Websites http://www.freepint.com/gary/wsudcexam ples.htm

Deep Web or Invisible Web  How to Access It List from UCLA Libraries http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/c ollege/help/invisibleweb/

Evaluating Web Sites  Why?

 Criteria Thinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critic al/

Evaluating Web Sites  Sites to practice evaluation http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial Library/webevaluation/examples.htm

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