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Objectives:
Understand the internet history,
etiquette and politics
Aware of info management and online
search skills
Practice different information
searching tools - directories, search
engines, mailing lists and newsgroups
Able to evaluate information
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Outline
1. Introduction - video, test and needs
2. Online Search Skills
3. Search Tools: Search engine,
directories and communication
4. Evaluation and sharing - exercise
5. Conclusion - test and summary
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1. Introduction
What is internet?
NEC Research Institute estimated that as of February
1999, there were 2.8 million publicly accessible web
servers
800 million pages on the web, as of Feb, 1999
Network of networks
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1.1 Your needs?
1. What information you want to have
right now?
A.________________________
B. _______________________
C. _______________________
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1.2 Intro: History
What do you know about internet
history?
1962-1969 APRANET
1970-1988 Universities, government,
major corporations
1988-1990 Decommission APRANET,
renamed INTERNET
1991-1993 Commercial activities allowed,
Gopher and Mosaic
1994-1996 Netscape - 40 million users
……………………………………………………………………
..
BBN Timeline
http://www.bbn.com/customer_connection/timeline.
htm
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1.3 Introduction: Test
how many web pages in internet know?
Name three major search engines?
Name two web based mailing list?
Is Yahoo a directory?
What is meta-search engine?
What is mailing list used for?
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1.4 Browser - functions
Homepage
Back.Forward - Fast Back
Find within the same document
Organize info - Bookmark
Save
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2: Online Search Skills Techniques
Identify your topic
Search Information
Evaluate information
Apply information
Store information
Share information
Info Management
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2.1 Know What you want ?
What is your subject matter?
What info you want?
Reports?
Pictures?
Discussion?
How long is your search time?
•Exercise: Define three area……..
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2.2 Decide the tools
General Info
Directories
Specific info
Search engine
Communication
Mailing List/ Newsgroups/Online Chat
•Exercise: Define the tools in those
areas……..
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2.3 Right keywords
What are the keywords?
Memosa Pudica
Kitty Cat or Hello Kitty
What are the alternate keywords?
•Exercise: Define keywords of three
areas……..
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2.4 Book Mark
Bookmark it
Create Folder, Change name
Create a off-site bookmark
•Exercise: Create three folder names
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3.O Search Tools:
directories and search
engine communication
General Info
Directories
Specific info
Search engine
Communication
Mailing List/ Newsgroups/Online Chat
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3.1 Search Tools:
a. General Directories
Yellow Pages, see Looksmart.com
Human Pick
General Information
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3.1 Search Tools:
b.Specialize Directories
Other Directories
www.miningco.com - coach
Coach approach - articles, links, chat
Index 24,000 categories
•Exercise: Find your information here
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3.1 Search Tools:
•Exercise: Find your information here
Malaysia online
oldest directory
16,000 academic
resources
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3.1 Search Tools:
•Exercise: Find your information here
personal trailblazer
Zinezone
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3.2 Search Tools:
Search Engines
•Exercise: Find your information here
•
• Pick up by software: Robot, Bot etc
• Look for specific information
• Detective
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3.2 Search Tools:
Search Engines
Exercise: List 3 BO for each of the
information you need
•
Boolean Operator
Add + Wild card *
Minus - Exact phrase “….”
Bracket ( )
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3.2 Search Tools:
Search Engines
•Exercise: Find your information here
•• Index 8% of web
Index 8% of
web; from
HotWired;
Select Pull
Down Menu
Index 15% of
the web
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3.2 Search Tools:
Meta Search Engines
•• Combine search engines
• Similar BO
• General terms
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23 search engines +
FTP and Usenet
Pull down menus
list of meta search
engines
3.2 Search Tools:
Meta Search Engines
•Exercise: Find your information here
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3.3 Communication:
web based mailing list
•Exercise: Find your information here
• Web/Email Based Mailing List
•Register as member
•Example: TQM in Egroups
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3.3 Communication:
Email based mailing list
•Exercise: Find your information here
- www.liszt.com
- subscibe listname
- unsubscribe
- listserv/majodomo
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3.3 Communication:
Dejanews
•Exercise: Find your information here
- www.dejanews.com
- soc.culture.malaysia
- use newsreader
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4. Evaluation and Sharing
Evaluation of Information
author’s authority
publisher’s background
currency: date
reference of other sources
motive: commercial, academic or
propaganda
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Internet Politics
Virus
Freedom of speech
Pornography
Company policies
Copy right
Sharing information
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5. Conclusion and
Summaries
internet history, etiquette and politics
info management and online search skills
directories, search engines, mailing lists
and newsgroups
evaluate information
