Researching the Internet
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Researching the
Internet
World Wide WebEmailSocial MediaFTP
The Internet includes:
World Wide Web
Surface Web and Deep Web
Surface Web Search ToolsMetasearch engines
Subject directories
General Search Engines
Search Interface
Surface Web Search Engines
Deep Web Search Engines
Deep Web Search Engines
Deep Web User Interface
Move from haphazard Googlingto. . .
Intelligent searching.
Power Searching
• Exert control over results
• Become less distracted by irrelevant results
• Build confidence
Power Searching
Approach each web search as a problem to be solved.
Major types of searches:
Google-type keywordBooleanField
but can you trust it?
Great web content. . .
Evidence used to support content?
Can you trust the evidence?
Who’s behind the website?
Are they. . .
who they say they are?
Web Search Tools
Power Search Strategies
Topic/Thesis Development
Free/Dark Web Databases
Scholarly vs. Popular Websites
Cyber-Plagiarism
Evaluation of Websites
Summary of Course