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Troba el Nord Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord How to follow the course On the right of the screen you will see some buttons like these: Listen to the explanantion again Go to the start of the course Send comments about the course Go to the previous page Go to the next page Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord How to follow the course ü At the end of the course you will find a section called Remind yourself. ü This section is connected with a Web site where you can test yourself on everything you learn during the course. ü When you complete the test, you can receive the diploma. Off we go! Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 1. 1. Definition The Internet is a network of computer networks all over the world, using which you can search for information and share information and ideas with people all over the globe. Did you know. . . ü There are millions of Web pages on the Internet. ü WEB is short for “World Wide Web” (WWW). ü So “the Web” consists of all the pages you can read on the Internet. Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 1. 2. Don’t forget that. . . 1. The Internet is growing and changing constantly. 2. Anyone can put information on the Internet so you will also find information that is wrong, out of date or unreliable. Bear in mind the trustworthiness of the person or organisation that supplied the information and when it was last updated. 3. A lot of the information you will find in the library is more up to date and reliable. 4. Take care of content that might be dangerous, such as medical advice and certain political or religious opinions. Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 2. 1. Know your browser What is a browser? ü It’s a program you use to view Web pages. ü Moving about from one page to another on the Web is called “browsing” or “surfing”. The best known ones are: Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 2. 2. Start the browser 1. Find this icon on the screen and double-click it. 2. The browser window will open and you will see the page set as the “home page” for your browser. Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 2. 2. Know your browser. The top of the window Title bar: shows the title of the Web page you are looking at Minimize, maximize or close the window Menu bar: contains drop-down menus to control the browser’s functions Address bar: contains the address of the page Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 2. 2. Know your browser. The tool bar Forward: go to the next page Reload: used to reload a page that has not opened properly Back: go to the previous page Home: returns you to the page which is set as the home page for your browser Stop: stops execution of a command you have just given Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 2. 2. Know your browser. The bottom of the window Scroll bar: works like a lift, allowing you to move up or down (or across) the page by clicking on the arrows Status bar: shows progress downloading the requested page Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 1. If you have the address. . . I’ve seen in the paper that the Picasso Museum has a Web site; how do i visit it? http: //www. museupicasso. bcn. es All Web addresses start with http: // The address; bear in mind: - The name can contain numbers and letters, but not special characters such as @, apostrophes, ñ, accents or ç. - There are no spaces in a Web address. Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 1. If I have an address. . . 1. Click the address bar. Make sure the address becomes highlighted. 2. You can now write the address and the address that was there before will disappear. 4. Press ‘Return’ or click on the button in the tool bar. http: //www. museupicasso. bcn. es Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 2. If I don’t have the address. . . use a search engine To find any sort of information on the Internet you use a search engine What is a search engine? It’s a tool that lets you search for Web pages and other documents using key words. What are key words? One or several words that define the subject-matter of the information you want to find. For example, if you wanted to find out about train times, you would use key words such as “train” and “timetable”. Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 2. If I don’t have the address. . . use a search engine There are many search engines; the most-used are: ü http: //www. google. es ü http: //es. yahoo. com ü http: //latino. msn. com/ Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 3. Know the search engine Type of search. To find Web pages and documents, the word Web must show in bold type, as in the example Box to write the text to search for Advanced options Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 4. What do you want to find? I like adventure. They tell me you can go on very entertaining trips by horse -drawn caravan in various parts of Catalonia. How can I find out about them? 1. Choose a search engine, such as. . . landscape caravan horse 2. Think of the key words and type them in the search box, as in this example: 3. Press the enter key or click on the button “Google search” Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 5. The results How do I interpret the results? üSearch engines find all the documents that contain the search words. ü The lists of results may be ordered according to different criteria. Bear in mind that in some cases the first ones on the list may be sponsored by the company concerned. In the case of Google, the search engine shows first the pages that in theory receive most visits. ü For each page there is a short summary to give you an idea of the content. With all this in mind, we’ll try our example Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 5. The results Area where you can re-define the search Page title Links found Description and key words in bold type Advertising links Click on the numbers to see more results Direct link Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 3. 5. The results Any information you find on the Web can be printed or recorded in different devices (paper, Cd-Rom, memory stick, etc. ) Let the adventure begin! Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 4. Also on the Internet. . . This basic course has shown you how to start searching for information on the World Wide Web, but on the Internet you can also: üSend e-mail ü Read the latest news ü Download all sorts of files (mp 3, films, etc. ) ü Buy things ü Do administrative tasks ü Learn ü Look for a job ü Make friends ü Play games. . . üAnd a lot more! Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques

Troba el Nord 5. Remind yourself. . . Test yourself on what you have learnt To claim the diploma you will need a library user’s card of the Xarxa de Biblioteques Municipals. Library user’s card no. of the Xarxa de Biblioteques Municipals Troba el nord © 2007 Diputació de Barcelona. Servei de Biblioteques Off we go!