Muhammad Rafiq Awan Chief Library Officer University of Management and Technology Presented by Tactics and Evaluation Intelligent Use of Information Todays Agenda Web Structure, Jargon & definitions. How search engines think and work. Picking the right web search tool. Searching techniques & tips. Evaluating your sources - thinking critically about information Sources in Sociology Glossary blogging browser Web 2.0 Databases html http hypertext link Metasearch Invisible Web OPAC portals Social Media Data Warehouse URL 3 Main Types of Search Tools:... Web Directory - Hierarchical Web Directory - Hierarchical - organized in a classification system. Standard Search Engine Standard Search Engine uses mathematical algorithms and boolean searches for keyword searches Expert Pages Expert Pages reviewed list. Expert Pages Infomine - Scholarly Internet Resource CollectionLibrarians Index to the Internet Information You Can TrustThe WWW Virtual LibraryCSUS Librarian Guides: Metasearch engines Search simultaneously across multiple search engines and displays top sites in each: Dogpile.com Vivisimo.com Warning: Some now charge for higher listings, e.g., Overture Search Engines How Search Engines Think and Work Most search engines and databases use Boolean Operators to create search statements, e.g. (domestic or family) and (violence not political) Boolean Operators AND requires both terms to appear in the items that are retrieved. OR requires either term to appear in the items that are retrieved. NOT excludes a term. Boolean Search Strategy b a c a b d a AND b a OR c b NOT d family and violence family or domestic violence not sexual abuse b Choose based on your Information Need Try Noodle Tools:bbie/literacies/information/5loc ate/adviceengine.htmlbbie/literacies/information/5loc ate/adviceengine.html Advanced Searching Educat* will find: Use quotation marks to search for phrases pdf Adobe readable files = Handout See Searching the Web handout of special search features and URLs for most popular search engines.s/searchweb/srchweb-info.htmls/searchweb/srchweb-info.html World Wide Web Search Tips & Strategies Common Codes in Domain Names edu edu - higher education com com - commercial firms (+22 million) gov gov - government agencies mil mil - military (US) org org - general noncommercial organizations net net - computer networks int int - international organizations State or Country State or Country of origin: uk uk (United Kingdom) ca ca (Canada) ca.us ca.us (California. United States) Think critically about the information you find on the Web... Anybody can publish anything on the Web. There are no editors and no central authorities. There are no guarantees that the site you find will be there next time you look. Questions you should ask when evaluating a Web page: Who is the author or sponsor? What authority/expertise do they have? What is the purpose/scope of the page? Is it current? When was it last updated? How complete and accurate is the information? Does it have a bias? How usable is it? Do the the links work? Web Searching Tips Use unique words or phrases. Check spelling ! Use synonyms or multiple spellings (e.g., marijuana marihuana) Try more than one search engine. Use words like research or policy to find more scholarly sites. Use domain limit feature e.g., Domain:edu or domain:gov World Wide Web Popular Search Engines US Digital Media Universe Audience Reach Home & Work Users January 2003 KEY: GG=Google, YH=Yahoo, MSN=MSN, AOL=AOL, AJ=Ask Jeeves, OVR=Overture (GoTo), IS=InfoSpace, NS=Netscape, AV=AltaVista, LY=Lycos, ELINK=EarthLink.com, LS=LookSmart, There are specialized search engines for almost every topic For a list of over 3,000 search engines go to Search Engine Guide: For detailed information aimed at search professionals try SearchEngineWatch: Information Sources in Sociology Sociological Abstracts SocINDEX with Full Text Annual Review of Sociology Sociology Related Article Databases Academic OneFile AgeLine From the AARP. Covers topics related to aging Family and Society Studies Worldwide Left Index Identifies publications written from a leftist perspective Women and Social Movements in the United States Social Services Abstracts Family and Society Studies Worldwide Social Work Abstracts PsycINFO Anthropology Anthropology Plus AnthroSource Annual Review of Anthropology Book Reviews Resources that include reviews of books, either non-fiction or fiction, where a book is evaluated based on content, style, and merit. American Journal of Sociology. (online) Published bimonthly by the University of Chicago Press, this source contains scholarly articles and numerous, detailed book reviews written by academics. Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. (online) A bimonthly publication of the American Sociological Association, the issues generally include more than a dozen review essays and around 100 shorter reviews which are divided into nearly 30 subject categories. Includes an extensive listing of recent publications.. Sociological Review This quarterly review journal, published by Blackwell for Keele University (England), contains in-depth, scholarly reviews of new books. Also contains articles on sociological topics and notes on new research. Biographical Sources Biographical Dictionary of Sociologists This volume presents brief, informative profiles on sociologists and persons influential in sociology. A list of recommended works follows each entry, so that readers may become acquainted with the persons literary works. Volume includes a chronological timeline of publication dates of major works, as well as a subject index. Fifty Key Sociologists: The Formative Theorists This resource contains the biographies of fifty theorists whose ideas contributed to the formation of social theory and social research at a time when sociology was becoming a distinct discipline. Entries are listed alphabetically and each includes the sociologist's major works and suggested further readings. An index is provided. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists (online) This volume is a collection of essays on 25 of the leading social theorists. Divided into two sections, one section discusses classical social theorists and the other contemporary social theorists. The essays include a brief discussion of their life and work as well as place them within a greater social context with various other thinkers. Includes bibliographies of work by each theorist as well as works on them and on their theories for further reading. 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