To I n f i n i t y …

To Infinity…

…and Beyond Google

STARTING YOUR RESEARCH

STEP 1:

Consider the world BEYOND Google!

FACT:

BEFORE Google

“Chock-full-of-goodresearch things called LIBRARY DATABASES!”

Independence Middle School MEDIA CENTER www.imsmediacenter.wikispaces.com

24/7

FOCUS RESOURCES from

Research DatabasesRESOURCES from

Free Internet SearchEngines

VS

www.imsmediacenter.wikispaces.com

CONTENTDATABASES Google

100% of information is K-12 curriculum

RELEVANT

+ RELIABLE

= ASSURADLY SAFE

About 14% of information is made available Harper, Meghan. (2011). Chapter 7: Using online reference resources IN Reference Sources and Services for Youth. Neal- Schuman Publishers. 

Beyond Google: The Invisible Web Resources

CONTENT

DATABASES Google*PUBLISHER-QUALITY

INFORMATION CHECKED FOR ACCURACY and RELIABILITY by

PUBLISHER’S EDITORS

*Variety of media types

*Editor selected websites

*Sites not updated regularly

*Difficult to obtain sources:ANYONE CAN PUBLISH

any OPINION or IDEA regardless of their

AUTHORITY, EDUCATION or EXPERIENCE in that

SUBJECT AREA

*Inappropriate for school use

Trash or

Treasure?

CONTENTDATABASES

Google

1000’s of: *Newspapers *Magazines *Media types

= Students can search INDIVIDUALLY or COLLECTIVELY

*Full access to deep content archives NOT AVAILABLE

*This information is

ONLY AVAILABLE by

SUBSCRIPTION

READING SUPPORT

DATABASES Google

*DICTIONARY

*BUILT-IN READER features:

= HELP STUDENTS build VOCABULARY READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS

*OFFERS CONTENT STANDARDS FOR SUBJECTS

NORELATED SUPPORTFEATURE

AVAILABLE

READING LEVELSDATABASES Google

Articles are assigned LEXILES:

*Users can LOCATE MATERIALS suited to INDIVIDUAL or GROUP READING NEEDS

NOMETHOD

FORSEARCHING

BYREADING

LEVEL

CITATION

BIBLIOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE

DATABASES GoogleSTUDENTS CAN: *VIEW *SAVE *PRINT *E-MAIL

For chosen articles in:*MLA*AMA*APA

Directly from DATABASE

NORELATEDSUPPORTFEATURE

AVAILABLE

ARTICLE SUMMARIES

DATABASES Google

HELP students and teachers

QUICKLY ASSESS INFORMATION,PRACTICING ESSENTIAL SKILLS

forREADING COMPREHENSION

RESULT DESCRIPTIONS are DRIVEN byKEYWORD SEARCHES and MAY NOTTRULY REFLECT CONTENT RELEVANCE

WHEN to USE Google in SCHOOL

SPECIFIC WEBSITESWILL BE PROVIDED

NO RANDOM

GOOGLING!

NO RANDOM

GOOGLING!

NO RANDOM

GOOGLING!

WHEN to USE Google at HOME

• Wikipedia: a starting point only!• Government information (.gov)• See advertisements• Instant access to Current NEWS. gossip• Personal web pages-Social Networking• Fun! (Games, FYI)

The internet does offer some good information if you are

willing to sort through the information to determine what is reliable.

When to use DATABASES

• AT SCHOOL unless otherwise directed• Newspaper, Journal, & Magazine articles• Encyclopedia overviews / specifics of topics• Biographical information• Statistical information• Opinions on current issues• DOING RESEARCH and LOOKING for RELIABLE

SOURCES RELATED TO ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

Google ACROSTIC

• • • General Oblivion and Omnipotent Guide to

Lots of Everything

• Giving Opinions and Options Generously Linked Everywhere

Google according to MAC• Game: always trying to be #1 result for search

• Obsolete: URL’s are often “Not Found”

• Overstimulation: too many results to get quick reliable results

• Gamut: wide range of information and degree of difficulty presented

• Laborious: time required to search through all results

• Evaluation: younger users do not have skills or background needed to decide whether information is accurate or not

DATABASES according to MAC• Direct can get what you need exactly (take them to magazines, primary sources, maps,

images etc.) Can get what you want exactly!

• Age-Appropriate: no Bess needed to block sites

• Tiered: Lexile reading levels

• Accessible: 24/7 will need passwords at home generally or library card if using sites from public library page

• Bibliography: citations are provided MLA, APA, AMA

• Accurate: reviewed, relevant, publishers, editors

• Stimulating: information is presented graphics, kid friendly –usuable

• Empowerment: users have confidence that they can be successful

• Selective: database sources are abundant in subject areas, student can pick and choose ones that will be easy to use personally

When SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION………….

Use Reliable Educational

Age-appropriate

Learning

Tools