Using web for research effectively The right tools, right places and the right knowledge Dominik Luke š University of East Anglia, School of Education and Lifelong Learning http://www.dominiklukes.net

UEA’s Research Facilities Library Catalogue Broadsearch MetaLib Online Collections

Library Catalogue

Broadsearch

MetaLib

Online Collections

Online Reference Sources Google Books Amazon.com Search Inside Wikipedia.org history discussion Citation standards for online resources access time URL archive.org for reference

Google Books

Amazon.com Search Inside

Wikipedia.org

history

discussion

Citation standards for online resources

access time

URL

archive.org for reference

Tools: Firefox over Internet Explorer Use s earch and bookmark shortcuts Right click on any search field and choose a bookmark Install add ons: Google Notebook Zotero Scrapbook Install on your flash drive / USB key Use http://portableapps.com

Use s earch and bookmark shortcuts

Right click on any search field and choose a bookmark

Install add ons:

Google Notebook

Zotero

Scrapbook

Install on your flash drive / USB key

Use http://portableapps.com

General Online Services Academic Search Services Google Scholar (set up for preferences) Live Academic (now defunct) Find Articles Social Bookmarking http://citeulike.com http://del.icio.us http://connotea.com http://tinyurl.com http://slideshare.net

Academic Search Services

Google Scholar (set up for preferences)

Live Academic (now defunct)

Find Articles

Social Bookmarking

http://citeulike.com

http://del.icio.us

http://connotea.com

http://tinyurl.com

http://slideshare.net

Understand URLs Use bookmarklets to submit information Del.icio.us and Connotea have Use tags to organize information (take the time to tag in EndNote as well as Connotea) Edit URLs of dead websites Delete last file Delete folder levels Delete third level domains

Use bookmarklets to submit information

Del.icio.us and Connotea have

Use tags to organize information (take the time to tag in EndNote as well as Connotea)

Edit URLs of dead websites

Delete last file

Delete folder levels

Delete third level domains

Keep current with RSS Set up an account with RSS aggregator Google Reader, iGoogle Look for RSS feed icons on websites (better on Firefox) Subscribe to search updates from Google News Subscribe to tag updates from del.icio.us/Connotea Subscribe to journals and searches on academic publishers’ websites (ScienceDirect, InformaWorld, LEA Online)

Set up an account with RSS aggregator

Google Reader, iGoogle

Look for RSS feed icons on websites (better on Firefox)

Subscribe to search updates from Google News

Subscribe to tag updates from del.icio.us/Connotea

Subscribe to journals and searches on academic publishers’ websites (ScienceDirect, InformaWorld, LEA Online)

Some sites with education content Research and policy EPPI, ESRC, TLRP, HEFCE, ERIC, WWC, … OFSTED, BECTA, JISC, HEAcademy, DCSF, … News Guardian Education, TES, THES BBC Education, Google News on Education Commentary and discussion Education Blogs, Podcasts, YouTube, Slideshare Teachers TV, BBC, Intute, TeacherNet, …

Research and policy

EPPI, ESRC, TLRP, HEFCE, ERIC, WWC, …

OFSTED, BECTA, JISC, HEAcademy, DCSF, …

News

Guardian Education, TES, THES

BBC Education, Google News on Education

Commentary and discussion

Education Blogs, Podcasts, YouTube, Slideshare

Teachers TV, BBC, Intute, TeacherNet, …