Introduction to Literature: Online and Library Search Instructor: Chen, Chien-chou
What We Are Going to Learn Today… I. How to use online search engines, like Google and DMOZ. II. How to use the resources in library.
Searching Smart with Google and Dmoz I. Google: http: //www. google. com An “And” Search Engine II. DMOZ: http: //www. dmoz. com A Directory Search Engine
Basic skills 1. Webpages and Texts e. g. Biography of Nicole Kidman 2. Images e. g. Pictures of Prince William 3. Directory: www. dmoz. com e. g. sports>Extreme Sports 4. News: e. g. Madonna
Webpages and Texts 1. Look for the material you need 2. Meaning of the word Ex. Biography of Beckham Google Recipes for Apple Pie Film Review on “The day After Tomorrow” Advanced Skill: 1. quotation mark 2. phrases
Images 1. Click on the image search page. 2. Enter Keywords in the search column. Ex. Find pictures of Prince William newt, zorbing, lei, a map of Turkey Google
Directory Find the information in a specific category. Ex. Online dictionary. Extreme Sports Search Engine: Google Dmoz
News Look for latest news or relevant website Ex. Latest news about Mudslide, Madonna. Google
Word Definition Look for the meaning of the words you want to know. Ex. techie, mania, cathedral Google
Practices 1. Find song lyrics of “Hero” by Mariah Carey 2. Search the latest news about Chechnya 3. Find a picture of Prince William 4. Find a dictionary definition for “inert” 5. Find a rhyming dictionary.
Advanced skills Quotation Mark - - the exact words, e. g. “Peter Jackson” site -specifying the region of the data. E. g. Peter Jackson in New Zealand webpages “Peter Jackson” site: nz intitle -specifying a keyword in the title
Practices 1. Tome Cruise’s Date of Birth 2. Studies about 20 th century American poets from universities in the U. S. 3. Search for website about the film, “Lord of the Rings, ” in New Zealand.
Recommended websites 1. iteslj. org 2. esl. about. com 3. www. eleaston. com 4. dmoz. org
How to Speed up Your Google Search Tip 1: site—to specify the region of the data e. g. reports about Chirac in Britain Chirac site: uk/site: ac. uk/site: guardian. co. uk Tip 2 : intitle—to specify the keyword in the title of the webpage. e. g. The biography of Tony Blair in academic institutions in Britain. Tony Blair intitle: biography site: ac. uk Tip 3: Quotation Mark—to search with the keyword as a phrase instead of separate words. e. g. A film review on The Hours in Australia “The Hours” intitle: review site: au
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