What Every Student Should Know About Researching Online

by Munger, David; Campbell, Shireen

• ISBN13: 9780321445315
• ISBN10: 0321445317
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-13
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

What Every Student Should Know About Researching Onlineteaches students how to conduct research in the first place they will look: the Web. Theyrs"ll learn how to use search engines and databases and judge what they find, how to document the materials they borrow, and how to avoid online plagiarism. Annotated screen shots of Web pages show students where to locate the information they need to create a proper citation; numerous examples of properly cited online and electronic sources are also provided. Readers can easily learn the pitfalls and advantages of online research in this handy guide. Evaluating online sources Documenting online sources Using online databases Presenting a "serious" online persona when conducting research Plenty of examples Anyone doing online research.

Table of Contents

Preface1. Creating an online personaUse an official email accountAdopt appropriate email conventionsUse informative subject headersAvoid emoticonsUse an appropriate signatureRespect real-time livesBeware mass emailingsConsider your overall web presence2. A field guide to participating in online discussionClass discussionsHow class discussion worksEffective class discussionBlog discussionsFinding a blogGuidelines for commenting on blogsMaking your own blogForum discussionsTips for using forumsWikisContributing to WikipediaGuidelines for contributing to WikipediaOther wikisCreating your own wikiSharing pictures and movies3. Evaluating sourcesUse the internet to inform your researchEvaluating resourcesDynamic versus static sourcesSelect sources based on the demands of your projectEvaluate all sources you useShould you use a wiki in research?Record all citation information for documentation purposes4. Finding the right informationSearching with general sourcesUsing your library websiteUsing WikipediaSearching on the webSearching with web subject directoriesSearching with Open DirectorySearching with Yahoo!Other subject directory indexesSearching with web search enginesNarrowing your searchAdvanced search strategiesBoolean searchingUsing the Link commandSearching for individualsAdvanced browsing techniquesConducting more specialized searchesUsing Google ScholarUsing specialized research sitesSearching dynamic sources: Forums and blogsSearching forumsSearching blogs5. Managing the information you findBuilding a document management systemSaving information about your sourcesUsing a research blogOther ways to track research sourcesSaving your source materialsDownloading helper applications6. Giving credit to your sources: Copyright onlineMake single copies of copyrighted work for educational useMake many copies of copyright work or publish it on the web if it meets fair use guidelinesFind out if a work is copyrighted before you reproduceRequest permission to reproduce copyrighted workLocating the copyright holderSending the letter of requestUsing open source and open content7. Giving credit to your sources: Documenting online sourcesDetermine how sources are documented for your type of projectUsing the MLA style to document electronic sourcesCollecting information about your sourceFormatting your citationsIntegrating source materialsUsing the APA style to document electronic sourcesCollecting information about your sourceFormatting your citationsIntegrating source materialsAppendix: How to make anything look good onlineHTMLFont stylesListsLinksInline imagesColorsTablesvB CodeFormattingLinkingInline imagesOther formatsA quick guide to putting your images onlineDirectory of URLs referenced in the textGlossaryIndex