teaching online research to journalism students

A story-driven wayA story-driven wayto teach online researchto teach online research

By Jeff South | Virginia Commonwealth University

Teach-A-Thon | Journalism Interactive | Oct. 29, 2011

Here are 1,287 websites you might find helpful someday … if they worked.

Here are 1,287 websites you might find helpful someday … if they worked.

Here are 1,287 websites you might find helpful someday … if they worked.

Here are 1,287 websites you might find helpful someday … if they worked.

Here are 1,287 websites you might find helpful someday … if they worked.

You still need a (short) hotlist of bookmarks.

You still need a (short) hotlist of bookmarks.

You still need a (short) hotlist of bookmarks.

You still need a (short) hotlist of bookmarks.

But more importantly, you must know how to search for story-specific information – and get stories to come to you.

Getting news to come to you

Getting news to come to you

Getting news to come to you

Kinds of Google searches

Kinds of Google searches

Kinds of Google searches

Kinds of Google searches

Phrase searches in quotes

Site-specific searches

Site-specific searches

Site-specific searches

Wildcard searches‘As-is’ searchesFiletype searches

Finding sources

Finding sources

Finding sources

Harnessing social media

Harnessing social media

Harnessing social media

Searching ‘Deep Web’ – gov’t. records

Searching ‘Deep Web’ – gov’t. records

Searching ‘Deep Web’ – gov’t. records

The takeaway: Develop search strategies, not lists of websites.

There’s more at:http://tinyurl.com/jstips

Email me at jcsouth@vcu.edu.