LIB 160 EFFECTIVE WEB SEARCH Lingnan University Library

LIB 160 EFFECTIVE WEB SEARCH Lingnan University Library FEB 2013 http: //www. library. ln. edu. hk/services/libraryworkshops/handouts

At the end of this workshop, you would be able to: learn about difference between Internet search and 2 Library subscribed database search familiarize with common effective web search skills conduct advanced web search skills find out useful web search resources evaluate the web search resources Have a baisc understanding on RSS Feeds

Selected Internet Resources – Lib. Guides 3 http: //libguides. ln. edu. hk/content. php? pid=333865&sid=2730612

Internet Search vs Library Subscribed Database Search (1) Surface Web (Visible Web) VS Deep Web (Invisible Web) Computer scientists have defined online information that cannot be accessed through search engines as the ‘deep web’ Internet Search: using Google or Yahoo: They do not own or produce the contents, but merely help search what is out there They are free resources provided by unrelated parties or feebased resources provided by their partners Please DO NOT only rely on Google or Yahoo to do your Research: You will miss something useful – such as free stuff hidden from 4 the Search Engines; full text articles / books and Databases available in the Library

Internet Search vs Library Subscribed Database Search (2) Task: E-Journal Article in Subscribed Database E. g. search for an article: “Campus priorities and information literacy in Hong Kong higher education: A case study” by Dianne Cmor. Library Management, 30(8/9), 2009. Try it in Google Try it in Emerald (a database subscribed by the Library) Google Scholar Findit@Lingnan 5

Internet Search vs Library Subscribed Database Search (3) You should check Library Databases, 1 -Search & Library Catalogue For example For Academic Journal Articles, use academic databases, e. g. EBSCOhost, Pro. Quest, etc. For News Archives, use Wisenews, Factiva, Lexis. Nexis Academic, etc. For Company Finance Archives, use Datastream, Compustat, etc. E-References, e. g. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography , etc. 6

Steps and tips for Effective Web Search (1) Step 1: Select a reliable and relevant search E. g. Google / Yahoo Step 2: State what engine: you want to find E. g. - Where can I buy an i. Phone in Hong Kong - How old is Queen Elizabeth II? - What is QFII? Step 3: Identify Keywords 7 Type in what you want to know Using fewer keywords will get more results, too much keyword will narrow down the results Using rare / uncommon keywords will get the more specific search results Putting important word first will get slightly better results Common words are ignored by search engine (e. g. articles, prepositions) Using descriptive keyword e. g. ringtone instead of sound

Steps and tips for Effective Web Search (2) Step 4: Select synonyms and variant word forms Phrase your query as reverse question to get the answer Step 5: Combine synonyms, keywords and variant word forms Step 6: Check your spelling 8

Advanced Google Search Skills 9

Advanced Google Search Skills (1) Use Double Quotes to indicate Exact phrases. E. g. “strategy analysis” strategy analysis Use OR (in capital letters) for either or. E. g. : trick or treat trick OR treat “Japan travel guide” OR “Japan travelogue” Find Only Certain File types: filetype: E. g. HIBOR filetype: xls sudoku filetype: swf 10 “education reform” hong kong filetype: ppt

Advanced Google Search Skills (2) Limit by Domain: site: E. g. HKDSE site: gov. hk HKDSE site: org. hk HKDSE site: edu. hk Three dots to indicate Numerical ranges: … e. g. “Angelina Jolie” 2007… 2011 Definitions: define: e. g. define: cepa 11

Advanced Google Search Skills (3) Conversions e. g. 32 hkd in usd e. g. 50$ in hkd e. g. 39 cm in foot e. g. 250 g in pound e. g. 98. 6 F in C 12 Maps e. g. Japan map Math answers e. g. 40*499 Stock quotes e. g. 0005

Advanced Google Search Skills (4) Using Wild Card Symbol: * E. g. 宋*齡宋齡 Using instant automatic Translation Features Look for [Translate this page] links E. g. maggie cheung site: . fr Click Language Tools from Google (or use http: //translate. google. com/) See Google Help Page for Details and More Features / Tools tips: http: //www. google. com/help/features. html or http: //www. google. com. hk/help/features. html 13

Advanced Google Search Skills (5) Google Instant Faster Searches Smarter Predictions Instant Results Example of Google Instant 14

Advanced Google Search Skills (6) Tools & Filters The panel on the left the side of your results page dynamically show the search modes and filters Use these links to filter and customize the results you see Make use of the facet search for filtering your search result. 15

Advanced Google Search Skills (7) Make use of different Google tools for filter your search result 16

Advanced Google Search Skills (8) Example of Google Image Search 17 Example of Google Video Search

Selected Useful Google Products Google Books http: //books. google. com/ Google Scholar http: //scholar. google. com/ Google Maps http: //maps. google. com/ (Driving directions example) Google Translate http: //translate. google. com/ Google Art Project http: //www. googleartproject. com/ 18

Other Useful Resources for Effective Web Search (1) Wikipedia – in English, Chinese and other languages Citizendium – aims at providing a reliable encyclopedia, real names of editors are used Baidu Baike (百度百科) – A Chinese encyclopedia List of Wikis – http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/List_of_wikis 19

Other Useful Resources for Effective Web Search (2) Other than Google, there are many other popular / important Internet portals / tools / directories. Worldwide examples: Yahoo!, Bing, You. Tube, Facebook, MSN, Amazon, del. icio. us, CNN, BBC etc. Local / Chinese examples: Yahoo! Hong Kong, Sina Hong Kong, HK Govt, Baidu etc. 20

Other Useful Resources for Effective Web Search (6) -- Toolbar http: //www. library. ln. edu. hk/library-toolbar Once installed, the Library Toolbar provides instant access to: Webmail, University Portal, Staff Directory Online Databases, Journals, News and References Library Catalogue and Online Renewals, HKALL Search the University Web Sites Library RSS Alerts PDF converter Online Dictionaries, Translation Tools & Freeware Download and More. Other Toolbars – E. g. Google Toolbar, Yahoo Toolbar 21

Other Useful Resources for Effective Web Search (3) Common Search Engines / Portals LU Library’s Selected Internet Resources http: //libguides. ln. edu. hk/internet_resources Wolfram. Alpha http: //www. wolframalpha. com/ Answers. com http: //www. answers. com/ ipl 2: information you can trust: http: //www. ipl. org/ INFOMINE http: //infomine. ucr. edu/ Way Back Machine (Internet Archive) http: //www. archive. org/ Reference. com http: //www. reference. com/ How Stuff Works http: //www. howstuffworks. com/ 22

Other Useful Resources for Effective Web Search (4) Dictionaries Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary http: //visual. merriam-webster. com/ Cambridge Dictionaries Online http: //dictionary. cambridge. org/ 國語辭典 http: //dict. revised. moe. edu. tw/ 粵語審音配詞字庫 http: //humanum. arts. cuhk. edu. hk/Lexis/lexi-can/ 普通話/廣東話文字發聲具 http: //tdc. putonghuaonline. com/tools 1. html Theses / Journal Articles / Books HK Theses and Dissertations Search 23 http: //www. hkbu. edu. hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol. html SCIRUS ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) http: //www. ndltd. org/serviceproviders/scirus-etd-search 華文知識入口網 http: //search. ncl. edu. tw/ 香港中文期刊論文索引 http: //proxy 1. library. ln. edu. hk: 2048/login? url=http: //hkinchipcu. lib. cuhk. edu. hk/ World. Cat http: //www. worldcat. org/

Other Useful Resources for Effective Web Search (5) Pages related to Hong Kong Centamap http: //www. centamap. com HK Census & Stat Dept Online Publications http: //www. censtatd. gov. hk/products_and_services/produ cts/publications/index. jsp Laws of Hong Kong http: //www. legislation. gov. hk/eng/index. htm Gov. HK 香港政府一站通 http: //www. gov. hk/ Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 香港交易所 http: //www. hkex. com. hk/index_c. htm 24

Evaluating Internet Information (1) 4 W 1 H Approach 25

Evaluating Internet Information (2) Authorship and Publishing Body: WHO is the author / publisher? Target Group: WHO is the intended audience? Currency: WHEN was the information released? Purpose: WHY this information was written? Point of View or Bias: HOW was the information presented? WHAT is the point of view? Referral: HOW did the author find this information? Are there references to other sources? Accuracy and Verifiability of Details: Is the information accurate? More information on “Tips for Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask for Evaluating” http: //www. lib. berkeley. edu/Teaching. Lib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate. html http: //libguides. ln. edu. hk/aecontent. php? pid=371693&sid=3328580 26

Evaluating Internet Information (3) Explore the following web sites and discuss: “Should I always trust or distrust the contents on the WWW? ” http: //whitehouse. gov 1. info/ and then http: //www. whitehouse. gov/ How to examine the true and authorized websites? 27

Evaluating Internet Information (3) Con’t http: //whitehouse. gov 1. info/ 28 http: //www. whitehouse. gov/

Keep Me Updated: RSS Feeds (1) When you see the RSS or Atom on a web page, 29 you can sign up for RSS Feeds. For example: http: //www. library. ln. edu. hk/whatsnew/ http: //news. google. com. hk/ http: //www. gov. hk/tc/about/rss. htm http: //www. facebook. com/Lu. Library

Keep Me Updated: RSS Feeds (2) With proper software installed, you can automatically get latest RSS feeds headline and links popup when you switch on your computer or at regular interval. Google Reader can be used anywhere. You can also share items with your friends easily. 30

To add a RSS feed in Firefox 31

To add a RSS feed in Internet Explorer 32

Getting Help Chat with A Librarian http: //www. library. ln. edu. hk/help/eref/ Integrated Helpdesk at Information Commons (1/F, Library) refstaff@ln. edu. hk 2616 8571 33

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