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Muhammad Rafiq AwanChief Library OfficerUniversity of Management and Technology
Presented by
Tactics and Evaluation
Intelligent
Use of
Information
Slide2Today’s Agenda
Web Structure, Jargon & definitions.How search engines think and work.Picking the right web search tool.Searching techniques & tips.Evaluating your sources - thinking critically about informationSources in Sociology
Slide3Glossary
bloggingbrowserWeb 2.0Databaseshtmlhttphypertext link
Metasearch
Invisible WebOPAC
portalsSocial MediaData Warehouse
URL
Slide43 Main Types of Search Tools:...
Web Directory - Hierarchical - organized in a classification system.
Standard Search Engine – uses mathematical algorithms and boolean searches for keyword searchesExpert Pages
– reviewed list.
Slide5Expert Pages
Infomine - Scholarly Internet Resource Collection http://infomine.ucr.edu/Librarians Index to the Internet Information You Can Trust http://lii.org/The WWW Virtual Libraryhttp://www.vlib.org
CSUS Librarian Guides:http://library.csus.edu/guides/http://www.alexa.com/
http://archive.org/web/web.php
Slide6Metasearch engines
Search simultaneously across multiple search engines and displays top sites in each:Dogpile.com Vivisimo.comWarning: Some now charge for higher listings, e.g., Overture
Slide7Search Engines
How SearchEngines Think
and Work
Slide8Most search engines and databases use
Boolean Operators to create search statements, e.g.(domestic or family) and (violence not political)
Slide9Boolean Operators
AND requires both terms to appear in the items that are retrieved.OR requires either term to appear in the items that are retrieved.NOT
excludes a term.
Slide10Boolean Search Strategy
b
a
c
a
b
d
a
AND
b
a
OR
c
b
NOT
d
family
and
violence
family
or
domestic
violence
not
sexual abuse
b
Slide11Choose based on your Information Need
Try Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
Slide12Advanced Searching
Educat* will find: Use “quotation marks” to search for phrasespdf – Adobe readable files=
Slide13Handout
See “Searching the Web” handout of special search features and URLs for most popular search engines. http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/searchweb/srchweb-info.html
Slide14World
WideWeb
Search Tips & Strategies
Slide15Common Codes in Domain Names
edu - higher educationcom
- commercial firms (+22 million)gov - government agencies
mil - military (US)
org - general noncommercial organizations
net
- computer networks
int
- international organizations
State or Country
of origin:
uk
(United Kingdom)
ca
(Canada)
ca.us
(California. United States)
Slide16Think
critically about the information you find on the Web...Anybody can publish anything on the Web. There are no editors and no central authorities. There are no guarantees that the site you find will be there next time you look.
Slide17Questions you should ask when evaluating a Web page:
Who is the author or sponsor?What authority/expertise do they have?What is the purpose/scope of the page?Is it current? When was it last updated?How complete and accurate is the information? Does it have a bias?How usable is it? Do the the links work?
Slide18Web Searching Tips
Use unique words or phrases.Check spelling !Use synonyms or multiple spellings (e.g., marijuana marihuana)Try more than one search engine.Use words like “research” or “policy” to find more scholarly sites.Use domain limit feature e.g., Domain:edu or domain:gov
Slide19World
WideWeb
Popular Search Engines
Slide20US Digital Media Universe Audience Reach
Home & Work UsersJanuary 2003
KEY:
GG=Google, YH=Yahoo, MSN=MSN,
AOL=AOL, AJ=Ask Jeeves,OVR=Overture (GoTo), IS=InfoSpace, NS=Netscape, AV=AltaVista,
LY=Lycos, ELINK=EarthLink.com, LS=LookSmart,
http://searchenginewatch.com/reports/netratings.html
Slide21There are specialized search
engines for almost every topicFor a list of over 3,000 search engines go to Search Engine Guide:http://www.searchengineguide.comFor detailed information aimed at search professionals try SearchEngineWatch:http://www.searchenginewatch.com
Slide22Information Sources in Sociology
Sociological Abstracts
SocINDEX
with Full Text
Annual Review of Sociology
Sociology Related Article Databases
Academic
OneFile
AgeLine
From the AARP. Covers topics related to aging
Family and Society Studies Worldwide
Left Index Identifies publications written from a leftist perspective
Women and Social Movements in the United States
Social Services Abstracts
Family and Society Studies Worldwide
Social Work Abstracts
PsycINFO
Anthropology
Anthropology Plus
AnthroSource
Annual Review of Anthropology
Slide23Book Reviews
Resources that include reviews of books, either non-fiction or fiction, where a book is evaluated based on content, style, and merit. American Journal of Sociology. (online) Published bimonthly by the University of Chicago Press, this source contains scholarly articles and numerous, detailed book reviews written by academics.Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews. (online)
A bimonthly publication of the American Sociological Association, the issues generally include more than a dozen review essays and around 100 shorter reviews which are divided into nearly 30 subject categories. Includes an extensive listing of recent publications. Sociological Review . 1908-
This quarterly review journal, published by Blackwell for Keele University (England), contains in-depth, scholarly reviews of new books. Also contains articles on sociological topics and notes on new research.
Slide24Biographical Sources
Biographical Dictionary of Sociologists. 2008. This volume presents brief, informative profiles on sociologists and persons influential in sociology. A list of recommended works follows each entry, so that readers may become acquainted with the person’s literary works. Volume includes a chronological timeline of publication dates of major works, as well as a subject index. Fifty Key Sociologists: The Formative Theorists. 2007.
This resource contains the biographies of fifty theorists whose ideas contributed to the formation of social theory and social research at a time when sociology was becoming a distinct discipline. Entries are listed alphabetically and each includes the sociologist's major works and suggested further readings. An index is provided. The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists. 2011.
(online)
This volume is a collection of essays on 25 of the leading social theorists. Divided into two sections, one section discusses classical social theorists and the other contemporary social theorists. The essays include a brief discussion of their life and work as well as place them within a greater social context with various other thinkers. Includes bibliographies of work by each theorist as well as works on them and on their theories for further reading.
Slide25American Immigration: An Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change.
2nd ed. 2013 Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. 2010.The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2007.
The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2011. (online)Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior. 2001
Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures around the World.
2 vols.2004.(online)
The Encyclopedia of Global Change. 2005.
(online)
Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History. 2010
.
Encyclopedia of Population. 2 vols. 2003. (online)
Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. 2009.
(online)
Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies. 2008.
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. 2013. (online)
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society.
3 vols. 2008.
(online
)
Encyclopedia of Social Theory. 2006
Global Social Issues: An Encyclopedia. 2013.
Encyclopedia of Sociology. 2nd ed. 5 vols. 2000. (online)
Encyclopedias in Sociology
Slide26Cambridge Journals
EmeraldESDU - Engineering Solutions for AcademiaIET Digital LibraryIEEEXploreINFORMS JournalsJSTORPakistan
LawsiteProject MUSE by Johns Hopkins University PressSpringerLink
Symposium JournalsTaylor & Francis Journals - (
informaworld)University of Chicago PressWiley Online Library
EBooks
Ebrary
World Bank e-Library
Resources at UMT Library
Slide27https://www.bookbub.com/landers/choices2.php
http://www.book-cycle.org/http://www.getfreeebooks.com/http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-best-websites-to-download-free-e-books/
http://www.freemake.com/blog/20-best-websites-to-download-free-ebooks/
http://bookboon.com/
http://www.goodreads.com/ebooks
http://www.getfreeebooks.com/
http://mashable.com/2014/07/19/free-ebooks/#Y04ofisZbZk5
http://www.spencerlibrary.com/ebooks.shtml
http://www.gutenberg.org
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http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/best-websites-download-free-e-books
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Free Books Sites
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http://www.e-journals.org/http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/articleFARQ.htmlhttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-science/open-access/open-access-journals
http://home.highwire.org/
http://www.newschool.edu/cps/subpage.aspx?id=55034
https://scholar.google.com.pk/http://www.palgrave-journals.com/dddmp/free_articles.html
sci-hub.club
Free Journals Articles Sites
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