Monash University Library
Website Searching Accessibility Document
Show Me
Website Searching
Description
This Show Me will demonstrate different ways to search individual websites
for scholarly information.
Website Searching
Screen 1 - Title
Screen 2 – Choose an appropriate website
Screen 3 – Using library guides
Screen 3 – How to find library guides
Screen 4 – Searching for websites
Screen 5 – Relevance of the website
Screen 6 – Navigating the website
Screen 7 – Using search option within a website
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Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 1 - Title
This Show Me will demonstrate different ways to search individual websites
for scholarly information. By the end of this tutorial you should be able to:
 find appropriate websites through Monash University Library Guides.
 find information within a website by navigating using keywords.
 find information within a website using advanced search functions.
This activity will take approximately 3 minutes to complete.
Click CONTINUE to begin.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 2 – Choose an appropriate website
Screen made up of many images of company and organisational logos from
the internet, including ABC, Reserve Bank of Australia, Australian Centre for
Independent Journalism, Australian Govt, United Nations etc.
The first thing you need to consider when finding information through a sitespecific search is choosing an appropriate website. Usually these websites
are connected to reputable organisations or government departments.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 3 – Using library guides
Video slide starting at the library homepage.
An easy way to find a suitable website to search is to use the library guides
provided by Monash University library.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 3 – How to find library guides
Screen shows library homepage and includes video capture of how to locate
library guides from the homepage. It also goes into the Journalism library
guide to show the tab for websites.
To find your library guide open the library website, go to services for students
and click on the library guides link. These library guides are for subject
specific information, links and resources. Often they contain a tab or box with
links to and descriptions of relevant websites. These library guides may be
useful for finding other information for your research.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 4 – Searching for websites
Screen shows the Google homepage.
If you already know of a reputable organisation or institution in your area,
such as a professional organisation or industry body, you can search for this
directly.
Be careful about using Google to find appropriate websites though as not all
websites contain information of high enough quality for use in your research.
Always evaluate the website before using any information contained within it.
For tips on how to do this check out the evaluating sources section of the
Academic Research on the Internet emodule.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 5 – Relevance of the website
Screen shows Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) home
page.
Before starting your search make sure you are loooking in the right place. For
example, I know that the Australian Communications and Media Authority is
responsible for regulating the Australian television industry. Therefore it
should contain Australian television codes and regulations. If I was looking for
the American television codes of practice, I would choose a different website.
You may want to check out the About Us pages on your website to find out
exactly what sort of information it will contain.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 6 – Navigating the website
Screen shows Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Corporate responsibilities page.
Once you have found an appropriate website, use the tools provided within it
to search for information. You can usually navigate to an appropriate part of
the website using links such as Publications, Research or Resources. In this
case the appropriate part of the website seems to be the library. However
sometimes the navigation may not be obvious and there may be too many
documents to find what you are looking for easily.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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Screen 7 – Using search option within a website
Screen shows Community broadcasting codes, forms & guidelines page from
the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) website.
In this case the website may also include the option of a basic or advanced
search. This can make looking for specific information much easier. For
example, I would like to find the code of pracrtice for television in australia.
This advance search allows me to choose both the type of information I am
looking for and the format it should be found in. As most official documents
are published in PDF format, this is what I would choose.
What do you do when you find the information that you are looking for. Save,
Bookmark, or Record the citation information including the web address to
find it again.
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
Telephone +61 3 9902 6000 Facsimile +61 3 9905 4007
www.monash.edu/library/
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