Chapter 2
Internet Research
Evaluating a Web Resource
1. Primary Source is any document,
item, or other data that provides firsthand info.
2. Criteria for Web Evaluation
A.
Authorship
1. Who is responsible for this web site?
2. What do you know about the person
or organization?
Criteria for Web Evaluation
B. Accuracy
1. Does the information seem
accurate?
2. Are sources listed to verify
information on the Web page?
3. Is the page grammatically correct?
Criteria for Web Evaluation
C. Currency of Information
1. What date was the page placed on
the Web?
2. What date was the page last
updated?
3. Does the page have a copyright
notice?
Criteria for Web Evaluation
D. Topic and Scope
1. What is the purpose of the page?
2. Does the page succeed in describing or
discussing the topic?
3. Are points clear, well stated, and
supported?
Techniques to learn more
about site/author
look
at TLD
 pare address
 Google author’s name
 use search box
Using Web Search Tools
3. A search tool is a specialized Web site
that helps you find Web pages relevant to
your research.
4. Directories and search engines are two
types of search tools.
Using Web Search Tools
5. A directory uses an alphabetic index to
organize related Web resources that is
organized into broad categories.
Clicking a number of links to move from a
general category through subcategories
is called drilling down. A list of category
and subcategory links is a breadcrumb
trail.
Using Web Search Tools
6. Examples of directories
• IPL.org
• Dir.Yahoo.com
• About.com
• Infomine.ucr.edu
Using Web Search Tools
7. A search engine retrieves and displays a
list of links to Web pages based on a
query.
8. Examples of search engines
Yahoo, Google, Bing, ask, Wolframalpha
9. Keywords are a set of words or phrase
used to search.
Using Web Search Tools
10. The keyword search form is used to enter
keywords to search the web.
11. A search engine consists of a spider, index,
and search engine software.
12. An automated program called a spider or
robot travels around the Web automatically
following links and adding entries to the
index. Search engine software compares the
keywords to its index, compiles a list of Web
pages for which the keywords are relevant,
and arranges the list in a specific order.
Using Web Search Tools
13. Metasearch engines compile the search
results for multiple search tools into a
single search results list. Some examples
include Dogpile, Mamma, Metacrawler,
zuula, ixquick
Searching the Web
14. Directories are respected because they
are created and maintained by real
people.
15. When you type a Web address in the
Address bar and then press the Enter key,
Autocomplete remembers the Web
address you typed.
Searching the Web
16. A search engine uses keywords to find
relevant Web pages.
17. Most search engines have a simple
search and an advanced search form.
Using Tabbed Browsing
18. A hit is the term used when a search
engine returns a Web page that
matches the search criteria.
19. The tabbed browsing feature provides a
way to navigate between search results.
Using Tabbed Browsing
20. Internet Explorer provides an option to
show the tabs on a separate row, below the
address bar to allow more space to view
the text that displays on each tab.
21. One way to reduce the clutter on the
tab row is to tear off a tab.
Using the Address Bar
22. The address bar allows you to search for
Web pages directly from the browser
interface without first navigating to an
engine’s Web page.
Refining a Search
23. Operators increase the accuracy of a search
by fine-tuning the keywords in the search.
A. The plus symbol before a keyword
guarantees the keyword will be included
in the search results.
B. Quotation marks around words require the
search engine to locate the words in that
order.
Refining a Search
C. The minus symbol before a word
guarantees that the keyword will be
excluded from the search.
D. Placing a tilde symbol immediately
preceding a keyword causes a search
for the keyword and any synonyms.
Refining a Search
24. Boolean Operators are used to specify
which keywords to include or exclude in
the search. Operators include AND OR
NOT NEAR ()
A. The AND operator finds only those
Web pages that contain ALL of the
specified words
Refining a Search
B. The OR operator finds Web pages
containing at least one of the specified
words.
C. The NOT operator excludes Web pages
containing the specific word.
D. The NEAR operator finds Web pages
containing both specified words within 10
words of each other.
E. The parenthesis are used to group
complex Boolean operators.
Refining a Search
25. Wildcard character is used to allow any
character or characters in a word.
 Use
an * to broaden a search.
 Use a ? To allow any character to fill a spot.
Creating a Bibliography
26. A bibliography is a list of sources referred to
in the creation of paper. For Web resources,
you should note the author or authors, title
of the page, Web address, date of
publication, date of last revision, date you
accessed the resource, heading of any part
or section where the relevant information is
located, navigation instructions necessary to
find the resources, and other pertinent info.
Searching the Web for
Specific Information
27. Use superpages and whitepages to find
locations of businesses and people.
28. The Internet can provide a map of an
area, you can use Google Maps or
MapQuest.
Searching the Web for
Specific Information
29. Online dictionaries allow you to search
for definitions, encyclopedia articles, or
synonyms and antonyms.
30. You can search for images.
Accelerators
31. The accelerator feature allows you to
perform a Web search using text shown
on a Web page by first selecting the text
on a page and then choosing an
Accelerator to search for the text.