Transcript Hocus Pocus Get in Focus: Internet Searching Tips and Tricks

Horizontal Searching:
Non-Linear Research
and Evaluation
Dale Vidmar
Library Instruction Coordinator/
Education and Communication Librarian
Southern Oregon University Library
[email protected]
http://home.sou.edu/~vidmar/horizontal_searching
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Horizontal Searching
Think of the Web as part of the
whole instead of separate
Apply searching concepts of Library
and Information Science
(bibliographies and citations)
rather than Computer Science
(keyword search)
The Keyword Search:
Simple Searching at its Best
Applying the Principles of
Library and Information Science
Horizontal Searching
 Use the Web in conjunction with library catalogs
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and databases
Search the Web for titles of articles
Look for bibliographies that can then be
incorporated into new searches for books,
journal articles, or other documents
Search for authors from books and journals
Search for reports from organizations and
government agencies
Follow citations onto the Web and back again
Horizontal Searching
Search a library database
Horizontal Searching
Search title of article on the Web
Horizontal Searching
Follow citations from Web site
Horizontal Searching
Search book title in Library Catalog
Horizontal Searching
Follow subject heading from article
Horizontal Searching
Retrieve full-text article
Horizontal Searching
Search the Web for the Document
Horizontal Searching
Follow site to the survey
Horizontal Searching
Retrieve full-text survey document
Horizontal Searching
Follow additional citations
Horizontal Searching
Follow site to additional surveys
Applying the Principles of
Library and Information Science
Horizontal Searching
 Use the Web in conjunction with library catalogs






and databases
Search the Web for titles of articles
Look for bibliographies that can then be
incorporated into new searches for books,
journal articles, or other documents
Search for authors from books and journals
Search for reports from organizations and
government agencies
Follow citations onto the Web and back again
Check email addresses to contact authors
Horizontal Searching:
Non-Linear Research
and Evaluation
Dale Vidmar
Library Instruction Coordinator/
Education and Communication Librarian
Southern Oregon University Library
[email protected]
http://home.sou.edu/~vidmar/horizontal_searching
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