Lingnan University Library
FEB 2013
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/services/libraryworkshops/handouts
At the end of this workshop, you would be
able to:
 learn about difference between Internet search
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and Library subscribed database search
familiarize with common effective web search skills
conduct advanced web search skills
find out useful web search resources
evaluate the web search resources
Have a baisc understanding on RSS Feeds
Selected Internet Resources –
LibGuides
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http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=333865&sid=2730612
Internet Search vs Library Subscribed
Database Search (1)
 Surface Web (Visible Web) VS Deep Web (Invisible Web)
 Computer scientists have defined online information that cannot
be accessed through search engines as the ‘deep web’
 Internet Search: using Google or Yahoo:
 They do not own or produce the contents, but merely help
search what is out there
 They are free resources provided by unrelated parties or feebased resources provided by their partners
 Please DO NOT only rely on Google or Yahoo to do your
Research:
 You will miss something useful – such as free stuff hidden from
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the Search Engines; full text articles / books and Databases
available in the Library
Internet Search vs Library Subscribed
Database Search (2)
 Task: 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.
Try it in Google
Try it in Emerald (a database subscribed by the
Library)
Google Scholar
 Findit@Lingnan
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Internet Search vs Library Subscribed
Database Search (3)
 You should check Library Databases, 1-Search &
Library Catalogue
For example
For Academic Journal Articles, use academic databases, e.g.
EBSCOhost, ProQuest, etc.
For News Archives, use Wisenews, Factiva, LexisNexis
Academic, etc.
For Company Finance Archives, use Datastream, Compustat, etc.
E-References, e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, Oxford
English Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography , etc.
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Steps and tips for Effective Web Search (1)
 Step 1: Select a reliable and relevant
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E.g. Google / Yahoo
 Step 2: State
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what you want to find
E.g. - Where can I buy an iPhone in Hong Kong
- How old is Queen Elizabeth II?
- What is QFII?
 Step 3: Identify
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search engine:
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
Putting important word 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
Steps and tips for Effective Web Search (2)
 Step 4: Select
synonyms and variant word
forms
 Phrase your query as reverse question to get the
answer
 Step 5:
Combine synonyms, keywords and
variant word forms
 Step 6: Check your
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spelling
Advanced Google Search Skills
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Advanced Google Search Skills (1)
 Use Double Quotes to indicate Exact phrases. E.g.
 “strategy analysis”
 strategy analysis
 Use OR (in capital letters) for either or. E.g.:
 trick or treat
 trick OR treat
 “Japan travel guide” OR “Japan travelogue”
 Find Only Certain File types: filetype: E.g.
 HIBOR filetype:xls
 sudoku filetype:swf
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 “education reform” hong kong filetype:ppt
Advanced Google Search Skills (2)
 Limit by Domain: site: E.g.
 HKDSE site:gov.hk
 HKDSE site:org.hk
 HKDSE site:edu.hk
 Three dots to indicate Numerical ranges: …
 e.g. “Angelina Jolie” 2007…2011
 Definitions: define:
 e.g. define:cepa
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Advanced Google Search Skills (3)
 Conversions
 e.g. 32 hkd in usd
 e.g. 50$ in hkd
 e.g. 39cm in foot
 e.g. 250g in pound
 e.g. 98.6F in C
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 Maps
 e.g. Japan map
 Math answers
 e.g. 40*499
 Stock quotes
 e.g. 0005
Advanced Google Search Skills (4)
 Using Wild Card Symbol: *
 E.g. 宋*齡 宋 齡
 Using instant automatic Translation Features
 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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Advanced Google Search Skills (5)
 Google Instant
 Faster Searches
 Smarter Predictions
 Instant Results
Example of Google Instant
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Advanced Google Search Skills (6)
 Tools & Filters
The panel on the
left the side of
your results page
 dynamically show
the search modes
and filters
 Use these links to
filter and
customize the
results you see
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Make use of the facet search for
filtering your search result.
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Advanced Google Search Skills (7)
Make use of different Google tools for filter your search result
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Advanced Google Search Skills (8)
Example of Google Image Search
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Example of Google Video Search
Selected Useful Google Products
 Google Books http://books.google.com/
 Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/
 Google Maps http://maps.google.com/
 (Driving directions example)
 Google Translate http://translate.google.com/
 Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/
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Other Useful Resources for Effective Web
Search (1)
 Wikipedia – in English, Chinese and other languages
 Citizendium – aims at providing a reliable
encyclopedia, real names of editors are used
 Baidu Baike (百度百科) – A Chinese encyclopedia
 List of Wikis –
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wikis
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Other Useful Resources for Effective Web
Search (2)
 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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Other Useful Resources for Effective Web Search
(6) -- Toolbar
 http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/library-toolbar
 Once installed, the Library Toolbar provides instant access
to:
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Webmail, University Portal, Staff Directory
Online Databases, Journals, News and References
Library Catalogue and Online Renewals, HKALL
Search the University Web Sites
Library RSS Alerts
 PDF converter
 Online Dictionaries, Translation Tools & Freeware
Download and More.
 Other Toolbars – E.g. Google Toolbar, Yahoo Toolbar
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Other Useful Resources for Effective Web
Search (3)
 Common Search Engines / Portals
 LU Library’s Selected Internet Resources
http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/internet_resources
 WolframAlpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/
 Answers.com http://www.answers.com/
 ipl2: information you can trust: http://www.ipl.org/
 INFOMINE http://infomine.ucr.edu/
 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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Other Useful Resources for Effective Web
Search (4)
 Dictionaries
 Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
 Cambridge Dictionaries Online http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
 國語辭典 http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/
 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
 Theses / Journal Articles / Books
 HK Theses and Dissertations Search
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http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/electronic/libdbs/dol.html
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://proxy1.library.ln.edu.hk:2048/login?url=http://hkinchipcu.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/
WorldCat http://www.worldcat.org/
Other Useful Resources for Effective Web
Search (5)
 Pages related to Hong Kong
 Centamap http://www.centamap.com
 HK Census & Stat Dept Online Publications
http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/produ
cts/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/
 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited 香港交易所
http://www.hkex.com.hk/index_c.htm
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Evaluating Internet Information (1)
4W1H Approach
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Evaluating Internet Information (2)
 Authorship and Publishing Body: WHO is the author / publisher?
 Target Group: WHO is the intended audience?
 Currency: WHEN was the information released?
 Purpose: WHY this information was written?
 Point of View or Bias: HOW was the information presented? WHAT is
the point of view?
 Referral: HOW did the author find this information? Are there
references to other sources?
 Accuracy and Verifiability of Details: Is the information accurate?
 More information on “Tips for Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
for Evaluating”
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/aecontent.php?pid=371693&sid=3328580
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Evaluating Internet Information (3)
 Explore the following web sites and discuss:
“Should I always trust or distrust the contents on
the WWW?”
http://whitehouse.gov1.info/ and then
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
 How to examine the true and authorized websites?
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Evaluating Internet Information (3) Con’t
http://whitehouse.gov1.info/
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Keep Me Updated: RSS Feeds (1)
 When you see the RSS or Atom on a web page,
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you can sign up for RSS Feeds. For example:
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/whatsnew/
http://news.google.com.hk/
http://www.gov.hk/tc/about/rss.htm
http://www.facebook.com/LuLibrary
Keep Me Updated: RSS Feeds (2)
 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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To add a RSS feed in Firefox
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To add a RSS feed in Internet
Explorer
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Getting Help
 Chat with A Librarian
http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/eref/
 Integrated Helpdesk at Information Commons
(1/F, Library)
 refstaff@ln.edu.hk
 2616 8571
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of this Library Workshop, OR, type the following
link :
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Q&A
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