Transcript Freshman+Library+Skills with grande slides

Welcome to the Library!
Day One: Introduction to
the Library
Virtual Tour
Exploring the Library
Catalog
Hands-On Library Skills
Homework + Treats
Day Two: Introduction to
Online Research
Advanced Web
Search Skills
Web Evaluation
Web Searching
Homework:
What was one thing you learned?
…about the website?
…about searching?
...about getting a dog?
Web Searching
Review:
• Exact Phrase Searching: use “ “
• Exclude words: use –
• Related Search
• Site Search: use Advanced Search or :domain
• Timeline
• You can use Advanced Search for many of these.
Using Library Databases
• World History in Context Searching?
• Pros and Cons of Databases, Google
Database Pros
Database Cons
Google Pros
Google Cons
What is the “Deep Web”?
What is the “Deep Web”?
What are the characteristics of
a “good” website?
Evaluating Websites
• Once you click on a site, how do you know it will be a good source
for your research?
• Remember: anyone can publish on the web, but that doesn’t mean
they know what they are talking about. One of the most important
skills in research is to evaluate your sources.
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Thanks to Mr. Grande for materials on website evaluation!
Generally avoid websites when:
•There is no information about the author—or you find an author, but her/his professional
background does not qualify the writer as an authority on the subject.
•Example: You identify an author on a website about the Maya. Now, “Google” that author’s name:
Is she a historian? A professor? A religious leader? A tourist who loves the Maya? Is this person
qualified as an expert?
Generally avoid websites when:
•The language sounds like it is trying to prove a point that is not related to your
research.
•Example: The webpage supports a contemporary religious or political viewpoint
even though it's supposed to be about something in the past.
Generally avoid websites when:
•The web address (URL) is suspicious or unrelated to your topic.
Before you even click a website listed in your search engine (such as
Google), look at the URL.
•The primarily purpose is to sell things, not educate, such as most
.com addresses.
Websites you can generally trust:
•.gov, .edu, and familiar or reputable sites, such as PBS,
BBC, news organizations, etc.
Your Turn: You evaluate a website!
Test Your Skills with
The
Game!
• The object of the game is to find the answer to the
following questions using Google advanced search
skills. The team that finds the answers with the
least number of “hits” will win the game.
• Please record your answer, the search terms that
you used to get your results and the number of
hits as noted by Google.
Question 1: How was Edgar Allan Poe related to Virginia
Clem?
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Answer: ________________________________
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Search strategy: ________________________________
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Number of hits: _______________
Question 2: Which of William Shakespeare’s plays has been
said to refer to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605?
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Answer: ____________________________________
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Search strategy:
_____________________________________
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Number of hits: _______________
Question 3: Who is the Prince of Pop, and what is the blotted
line that he made famous?
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Answer:
___________________________________________
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Search strategy:
___________________________________________
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Number of hits: _______________
Question 4: What connection does the ferris wheel have to
Pittsburgh?
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Answer:
___________________________________________
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Search strategy:
___________________________________________
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Number of hits: _______________
• Question 5
What sport was Mamie Peanut Johnson
playing when she got her nickname?
• Answer:
____________________________________________
• Search strategy:
_____________________________________________
• Number of hits: _______________