Laurence Yap/Training 1 Internet Information Research Skills: Get what you want in 5 minutes
May 21, 2015
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Internet Information Research Skills:
Get what you want in 5 minutes
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Objectives:Understand the internet history,
etiquette and politicsAware of info management and
online search skillsPractice different information
searching tools - directories, search engines, mailing lists and newsgroups
Able to evaluate information
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Outline1. Introduction - video, test and needs
2. Online Search Skills
3. Search Tools: Search engine, directories and communication
4. Evaluation and sharing - exercise
5. Conclusion - test and summary
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1. Introduction
What is internet?
NEC Research Institute estimated that as of February 1999, there were 2.8 million publicly accessible web servers
800 million pages on the web, as of Feb, 1999
Network of networks
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Too wide!!
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1.1 Your needs?
1. What information you want to have right now?
A.________________________ B. _______________________ C. _______________________
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1.2 Intro: History
What do you know about internet history?
1962-1969 APRANET 1970-1988 Universities, government,
major corporations 1988-1990 Decommission APRANET,
renamed INTERNET 1991-1993 Commercial activities allowed,
Gopher and Mosaic 1994-1996 Netscape - 40 million users ………………………………………………………
…………….. BBN Timeline http://www.bbn.com/customer_connection/
timeline.htm
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1.3 Introduction: Test
how many web pages in internet know?
Name three major search engines?Name two web based mailing list?Is Yahoo a directory?What is meta-search engine?What is mailing list used for?
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1.4 Browser - functions
HomepageBack.Forward - Fast BackFind within the same documentOrganize info - BookmarkSave
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2: Online Search Skills Techniques
Identify your topic
Search Information
Evaluate information
Apply information
Store information
Share information
Info Management
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Overview: Techniques
Know what you want
Decide the tools
Right keywords and BO
Bookmark the site
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2.1 Know What you want ?
What is your subject matter? What info you want?
Reports? Pictures? Discussion?
How long is your search time?
•Exercise: Define three area……..
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2.2 Decide the tools
General Info Directories
Specific info Search engine
Communication Mailing List/ Newsgroups/Online
Chat
•Exercise: Define the tools in those areas……..
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2.3 Right keywords
What are the keywords? Memosa Pudica Kitty Cat or Hello Kitty
What are the alternate keywords?
•Exercise: Define keywords of three areas……..
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2.4 Book Mark
Bookmark it Create Folder, Change name Create a off-site bookmark
•Exercise: Create three folder names
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3.O Search Tools:directories and search engine communication
General Info Directories
Specific info Search engine
Communication Mailing List/ Newsgroups/Online Chat
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3.1 Search Tools: a. General Directories Yellow Pages, see Looksmart.com
Human Pick
General Information
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3.1 Search Tools:
•Exercise: Find your information here
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3.1 Search Tools: b.Specialize Directories Other Directories
www.miningco.com - coach
Coach approach - articles, links, chat Index 24,000 categories
•Exercise: Find your information here
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3.1 Search Tools:
•Exercise: Find your information here
Malaysia online oldest directory
16,000 academic resources
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3.1 Search Tools:
•Exercise: Find your information here
personal trailblazer Zinezone
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3.2 Search Tools: Search Engines
•Exercise: Find your information here
• • Pick up by software: Robot, Bot etc
• Look for specific information
• Detective
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3.2 Search Tools: Search Engines
Exercise: List 3 BO for each of the information you need
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Boolean Operator
Add + Wild card *
Minus - Exact phrase “….”
Bracket ( )
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3.2 Search Tools: Search Engines
•Exercise: Find your information here
• • Index 8% of web
Index 8% of web; from HotWired; Select Pull Down Menu
Index 15% of the web
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3.2 Search Tools: Meta Search Engines
• • Combine search engines
• Similar BO
• General terms
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23 search engines + FTP and Usenet
Pull down menus
list of meta search engines
3.2 Search Tools: Meta Search Engines
•Exercise: Find your information here
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3.3 Communication: web based mailing list
•Exercise: Find your information here
• Web/Email Based Mailing List
•Register as member
•Example: TQM in Egroups
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3.3 Communication: Email based mailing list
•Exercise: Find your information here
- www.liszt.com
- subscibe listname
- unsubscribe
- listserv/majodomo
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3.3 Communication: Dejanews
•Exercise: Find your information here
- www.dejanews.com
- soc.culture.malaysia
- use newsreader
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4. Evaluation and Sharing
Evaluation of Information
author’s authority publisher’s background currency: date reference of other sources motive: commercial, academic or
propaganda
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Internet Politics
VirusFreedom of speechPornographyCompany policiesCopy rightSharing information
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5. Conclusion and Summaries
internet history, etiquette and politics
info management and online search skills
directories, search engines, mailing lists and newsgroups
evaluate information
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5. Conclusion and Summaries