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Page 1: SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET Jenny Presnell Miami University Libraries presnejl@muohio.edu

SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET

Jenny Presnell

Miami University Libraries

[email protected]

Page 2: 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

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Searching on the Internet Subject Directories Search Engines ---- Meta Search

Engines Deep Web or Invisible Web

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Subject Directories What is a Subject Directory

When to use a Subject Directory

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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

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Search Engines How a Search Engine Works

Relevancy and Frequency in Rankings of Results

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Search Engines Search Techniques and Strategies

Why Google is the best search engine.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Google.html

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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

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Deep Web or Invisible Web Definition Graphic Representation

http://www.brightplanet.com/deepcontent/tutorials/DeepWeb/index.asp

Examples of Deep Websites

http://www.freepint.com/gary/wsudcexamples.htm

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Deep Web or Invisible Web How to Access It

List from UCLA Libraries

http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/invisibleweb/

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Evaluating Web Sites Why?

CriteriaThinking Critically About World Wide Web Resources http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/

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Evaluating Web Sites Sites to practice evaluation

http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/examples.htm

http://www.martinlutherking.org/