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Effective Research

Improving your skills

Go straight to Google?

Type in the first word you can think of?

Click on the first website?

Cut and paste something that looks OK?

Mix it all together?

Then hand it in?

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Are YOU a good info searcher?

Do you know how to use Google to the max?

Do you think about your search terms?

Or, do you just type the first word that comes into your head?

Do you use Google Advanced Search?

http://www.google.co.uk/advanced_search?hl=en

Google excludes common words like "I" and "the".

Remember

You must RECORD your sources

...and REFERENCE them in your work....

...and make a BIBLIOGRAPHY at the end.

@ Your Library!

OR

" "

Placing text in quotes searches for that exact phrase.

Read

Ask

Putting OR (must be in capitals) includes either of the words.

Example:

Searching for "how to write a bibliography" gives you search results that contain that exact phrase.

Example:

Searching for ipod OR mp3 player gives your results that contain either ipod or mp3 player.

Key Question: How can I use sources of information effectively?

Key Question: Which questions should I keep in mind as I search?

...

How can I assess and

evaluate my sources?

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How do I compile my bibliography

and cite my sources properly?

Where can I find the

information I need?

How do I use this source of information effectively?

How do I skim and scan

ext for information?

Do I have enough relevant information

to complete the task?

What are the keywords

I am going to use?

Who can I ask to help me?

Think

Placing a - in front of a term excludes that word.

How do I select relevant information?

What are the best ways of taking

and organising notes?

Imagine

Putting ... between numbers searches for numbers in that range.

Does this information

answer my questions

Example:

None of your results will have the word computer in them if you search for apple -computer.

Example:

Searching for economy 1928...1932 gives you results that contain economy and any number between 1928 and 1932.

Key Question:

What is the task that I have to do?

Key Question: How do I use all of the information I have found?

What do I need to find out?

What do I have to do?

What is research?

How can I organise this information

so that I can understand it better?

Do I need to find more information?

What is the timescale?

Knol (2008)

Does this information answer my questions?

What do I already know?

~

site:

Placing text a ~ in front of a word searches for that word and all its synonyms.

Search within a web domain by including site: and the URL.

Think

Example:

Searching for cat ~nutrition gives your results that contain cat along with nutrition, food, protein, health, etc.

Example:

Searching for battery site:learninginhand.com searches the Learning in Hand site for battery.

Create

Ask

Create

Research

Skills

Key Question: How can I share this information with other people?

related:

link:

How do I present and communicate the information

bearing in mind the task and the audience?

Inluding related: and the URL searches for results that are somehow related to that URL.

Search for sites that link to another by including link: and URL.

How do I evaluate my work

and improve my skills for next time?

Imagine

Read

Example:

Searching for link:azk12.org gives you results that contain links to azk12.org.

Example:

Searching for related:google.com gives you results that have to do with searching the Web.

How do I make sure that I don't plagiarise

other peoples' work?

Here are the sources for this presentation!

How do I meet the guidelines for the task?

Thanks to my PLN on Twitter for your help with this Prezi

Images

Vincent, T Google Search Tricks

Avaiable at:

http://prezi.com/mohshuoe-qcf/google-search-tricks/

Accessed: 22 June 2010

Knol, M (2008) Google logo render - Mark Knol. Flickr [Online]

Available at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markknol/2568436053/

Accessed: 22 June 2010

Volant, L (2010) Google Logo in CSS. Flickt [Online]

Available at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27048731@N03/4558343430/

Accessed: 22 June 2010

All online resources are listed on the Library Online website, under Learning Resources:

http://library-online.org.uk

define:

Get definitions of a word from multiple sources.

Volant (2010)

map

info:

Quickly call up a map of a location.

Get information about a URL, including a short description, links to its cache, similar pages, and sites that link to that URL.

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