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Making your life easier: Computers and the internet Making your life easier: Computers and the internet

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This event is part of the Quality Use of CareSearch Project Not everyone is familiar with computers Not everyone is comfortable using computers Not everyone knows how to effectively search the internet ID: 272252

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Making your life easier: Computers and the internet

This event is part of the Quality Use of

CareSearch ProjectSlide2
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Not everyone is familiar with computers

Not everyone is comfortable using computers Not everyone knows how to effectively search the internetShort cuts are always useful

The following hints may help to make life easier

Computers and the Internet Slide4

The following options are often found on websites and can make life easier when navigating

CareSearchSlide5
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The following information may make life easier when navigating the World Wide Web (internet)

CareSearchSlide20

The

Web is an unregulated environmentAnyone can create a websiteUnlike journals, websites and webpages

may not have a peer review processThe information may be outdatedThe information may be moved or removed without notice

CareSearchSlide21

Google alone

reports 150 million searches per day:If even 1 or 2% of these are health related searches……….There are many thousands of health-related websitesA search on the internet can return thousands of possible matches

It may also return many irrelevant items

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Use key words to explain what you want – put important words first

Also using the ‘Advanced Search’ option will help refine your search

Use more than one search engine (eg, google, Yahoo!)

Befriend a librarian

Searching TipsSlide24

All materials on the website are developed and peer reviewed by Australian health professionals to ensure:

that they relate to palliative care

that they are trustworthy and reflect the best available evidencethat where possible the evidence relates to rigorous research work.

Quality processesSlide25

CareSearch would like to thank the many people

who contribute their time and expertise to the project including members of the National Advisory Group and the Knowledge Network Management Group.

CareSearch is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing as part of the National Palliative Care Program.

www.caresearch.com.au