http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/classes/2011/spring/powerpoint/

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To learn about difference between Internet search and Library subscribed database search
To familiarize with common effective web search skills
To conduct advanced web search skills
To introduce other useful web search resources
To evaluate the web search resources
To introduce RSS Feeds
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I NTERNET S EARCH V S L IBRARY
S UBSCRIBED D ATABASE S EARCH (1)
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Surface Web (Visible Web) VS Deep Web (Invisible Web)
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Computer scientists have defined online information that cannot be accessed through search engines as the ‘deep web’
Internet Search: using Google or Yahoo:
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They do not own or produce the contents, but merely help search what is out there
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They are free resources provided by unrelated parties or fee-based resources provided by their partners.
Please DO NOT only rely on Google or Yahoo to do your
Research:
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You will miss something useful – such as free stuff hidden from the Search Engines; full text articles / books and
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Databases available in the Library

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I NTERNET S EARCH V S L IBRARY
S UBSCRIBED D ATABASE S EARCH (2)
Task One: 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.
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Try it in Google
Try it in Emerald (a database subscribed by the
Library)
Google Scholar
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Findit@Lingnan
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I NTERNET S EARCH V S L IBRARY
S UBSCRIBED D ATABASE S EARCH (3)
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You should check Library Databases , 1-Search ,
Library Catalogue & Library E-Journal Portal
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For Academic Journal Articles, use academic databases , e.g.
EbscoHost , ProQuest , etc.
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For News Archives, use Wisenews , Factiva , LexisNexis
Academic , etc.
For Company Finance Archives, use Datastream, Hoover’s
Pro , etc.
E-References, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online , Oxford
English Dictionary Online , Dictionary of National Biography
Online , etc.
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S TEPS FOR E FFECTIVE W EB S EARCH (1)
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Step 1: Select a reliable and relevant search engine:
E.g. Google / Yahoo / Bing / Baidu
Step 2: State what you want to find
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E.g. - Where can I buy an iPhone in Hong Kong
- How old is Queen Elizabeth II?
- What is CEPA?
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Step 3: Identify Keywords
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
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Putting important word in 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 6

S TEPS FOR E FFECTIVE W EB S EARCH (2)
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Phrase your query as reverse question to get the answer
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A DVANCED G OOGLE S EARCH S KILLS (1)
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Use Double Quotes to indicate Exact phrases. E.g.
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“how do you do”
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Use OR (in capital letters) for either or. E.g.:
 trick or treat
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“Japan travel guide” OR “Japan travelogue”
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Find Only Certain File types: filetype: E.g.
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HIBOR filetype:xls
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“education reform” hong kong filetype:ppt
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A DVANCED G OOGLE S EARCH S KILLS (2)
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Limit by Domain: site: E.g.
HKCEE site:gov.hk
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HKCEE site:org.hk
HKCEE site:edu.hk
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Three dots to indicate Numerical ranges: … e.g. “Angelina Jolie” 2007…2011
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Definitions: define: e.g. define:cepa
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Using Wild Card Symbol: *
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E.g. 宋 * 齡 宋 齡
Using instant automatic Translation Features
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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
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A DVANCED G OOGLE S EARCH S KILLS (5)
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Google Instant
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Faster Searches
Smarter Predictions
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Instant Results
Example of Google Instant
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Tools & Filters
The panel along the side of your results page will dynamically show the search modes and filters that are most useful for your particular search. Use these links to filter and customize the results you see.
Make use of the facet search for filtering your search result.
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Example of Wonder Wheel View Example of Timeline View
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Make use of different Google tools for filter your search result
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Example of Google Image Search
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Example of Google Video Search

A DVANCED G OOGLE S EARCH S KILLS (10)
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Make use of Directory Service that organized websites by topic into categories
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S ELECTED U SEFUL G OOGLE P RODUCTS
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Google Books http://books.google.com/
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Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/
Google Maps http://maps.google.com/
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( Driving directions example )
Google Translate http://translate.google.com/
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Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/
Google Squared http://www.google.com/squared
More Google products from Google Labs http://www.googlelabs.com/
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O THER U SEFUL R ESOURCES FOR
E FFECTIVE W EB S EARCH (1) - W IKIS
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Wikipedia – in English, Chinese and other languages
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Citizendium – aims at providing a reliable encyclopedia, real names of editors are used
Baidu Baike ( 百度百科 ) – A Chinese encyclopedia
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List of Wikis – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis
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Other than Google, there are many other popular / important Internet portals / tools / directories.
Worldwide examples: Yahoo!
, Bing , YouTube ,
Facebook , MSN , Amazon , del.icio.us
, CNN , BBC etc.
Local / Chinese examples: Yahoo! Hong Kong , Sina
Hong Kong , HK Govt , Baidu etc.
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Common Search Engines / Portals
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LU Library’s Selected Internet Resources http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/eresources/internet_resources/
WolframAlpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/
Answers.com http://www.answers.com/
Librarians' Index to the Internet http://www.ipl.org/
INFOMINE http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Clusty (Clustered Results) http://www.clusty.com/
Way Back Machine (Internet Archive) http://www.archive.org/
Reference.com http://www.reference.com/
How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/
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Dictionaries
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Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
Cambridge Dictionaries Online http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
國語辭典 http://140.111.34.46/newDict/dict/index.html
粵語審音配詞字庫 http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-can/
普通話 / 廣東話文字發聲工具 http://tdc.putonghuaonline.com/tools1.html
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Theses / Journal Articles / Books
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HK Theses and Dissertations Search http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol.html
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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://0hkinchipcu.lib.cuhk.edu.hk.innopac.ln.edu.hk/
WorldCat http://www.worldcat.org/
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O THER U SEFUL R ESOURCES FOR
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Pages related to Hong Kong
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Centamap (with HK Census Data) http://www.centamap.com
HK Census & Stat Dept Online Publications http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/products/ publications/index.jsp
Laws of Hong Kong http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm
GovHK 香港政府一站通 http://www.gov.hk/
Openrice http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/index.htm
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 香港交易所 http://www.hkex.com.hk/index_c.htm
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Once installed, the Library Toolbar provides instant access to:
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Webmail, University Portal, Staff Directory
Online Databases, Journals, News and References
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Library Catalogue and Online Renewals, HKALL
Search the University Web Sites
Library RSS Alerts
Online Dictionaries, Translation Tools & Freeware
Download and More.
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Other Toolbars – E.g. Google Toolbar , Yahoo Toolbar
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E VALUATING I NTERNET I NFORMATION (1)
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Authorship and Publishing Body: Who is the author / publisher?
Point of View or Bias: What is the point of view?
Accuracy and Verifiability of Details: Is the information accurate?
Currency: How current is the information?
Purpose: What appears to be the purpose for this information?
Referral: Are there references to other sources?
Target Group: Who is the intended audience?
More information on “Tips for Techniques to Apply &
Questions to Ask for Evaluating”
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E VALUATING I NTERNET I NFORMATION (2)
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Task 2 : Explore the following web sites and discuss:
“Should I always trust or distrust the contents on the WWW?” http://www.dhmo.org/ and then http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_ban_dhmo.htm
?terms=dihydrogen+monoxide or explanation from
Wikipedia http://whitehouse.gov1.info/ and then http://www.whitehouse.gov/
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E VALUATING I NTERNET I NFORMATION (3) http://whitehouse.gov1.info/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/
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E VALUATING I NTERNET I NFORMATION (4)
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K EEP M E U PDATED : RSS F EEDS (1)
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When you see the RSS or Atom on a web page, you can sign up for RSS Feeds. For example: http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/whatsnew/ http://hk.news.yahoo.com/about/rss/index.html
http://news.google.com.hk/ http://www.gov.hk/tc/about/rss.htm
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University-Library-LU-Library/218003700055
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K EEP M E U PDATED : RSS F EEDS (2)
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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.
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G ETTING H ELP
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Ask A Librarian (Electronic Reference) http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/eref/
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Integrated Helpdesk at Information Commons
(1/F, Library)
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2616 8571
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