Internet Research

by Barker,Donald I.

• ISBN13: 9780619018207
• ISBN10: 0619018208
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-18
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

With both conceptual and step-by-step lessons, this title teaches students the strategies and skills required to use the Internet as a valuable research tool.

Table of Contents

Illustrated Series Vision	iii
Preface	iv
Instructor Resources	vi
Read This Before You Begin	viii
Searching the Internet Effectively	1	(1)
Understanding the Internet, the Web, and Search Engines	2	(2)
Creating an Internet Research Strategy	4	(2)
Choosing the proper search tool	5	(1)
Finding the Right Keywords	6	(2)
Performing a Basic Search	8	(2)
Why do search results vary with different search engines?	9	(1)
Morphing Keywords and Using Wildcards	10	(2)
Using Phrases	12	(2)
Other Ways to search using phrases	12	(2)
Metasearching	14	(2)
Maximizing metasearching	14	(2)
Citing Online Resources	16	(2)
Copyright and plagiarism	17	(1)
Concepts Review	18	(2)
Skill Review	20	(2)
Independent Challenges	22	(2)
Visual Workshop	24
Constructing Deep Searches	1	(1)
Understanding Boolean Operators	2	(2)
Where have you heard this before?	3	(1)
Narrowing the Search with the AND Operator	4	(2)
Expanding the Search with the OR Operator	6	(2)
Restricting Queries with the AND NOT Operator	8	(2)
Searching by Proximity with NEAR/ and W/ Operators	10	(2)
When to use NEAR/or W/	11	(1)
Combining Operators for Power Searches	12	(2)
Setting up a power search	13	(1)
Searching with Filters	14	(2)
The parts of a URL	15	(1)
Analyzing Search Results	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(1)
Skills Review	19	(1)
Independent Challenges	20	(4)
Visual Workshop	24
Browsing Subject Guides	1	(1)
Understanding Subject Guides	2	(2)
Browsing an Annotated or Distributed Subject Guide	4	(2)
Searching a Subject Guide	6	(2)
Navigating a Subject Guide	8	(2)
Tapping Trailblazer Pages	10	(2)
Using Specialized Search Engines	12	(2)
How do you find a specialized search engine?	13	(1)
Understanding Evaluative Criteria	14	(2)
Evaluating Web Pages	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(2)
Skills Review	20	(2)
Independent Challenges	22	(2)
Visual Workshop	24
Finding Specialty Information	1	(1)
Understanding Specialized Internet Research Tools	2	(2)
Visible and Invisible Web	3	(1)
Finding People and Places	4	(2)
Finding places	5	(1)
Locating Businesses	6	(2)
Searching Periodical Databases	8	(2)
Where to find online periodicals	8	(2)
Finding Government Information	10	(2)
Finding Online Reference Sources	12	(2)
Online reference sources about the Internet	13	(1)
Finding Mailing Lists and Newsgroups	14	(2)
Netiquette	15	(1)
Searching with Intelligent Agents	16	(2)
Concepts Review	18	(2)
Skills Review	20	(2)
Independent Challenges	22	(2)
Visual Workshop	24
Project Files	1	(2)
Glossary	3	(3)
Index	6