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- 1. Search like a Pro https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library BA/BSc Product Design Nov 2020
- 2. Today we will look at.... •Keywords •Search tips •Searching •Images
- 10. ...to get the information you need quality
- 11. design* (broaden search) “Festival of Britain” (phrase search) +Ideo or “IDEO” (exact match) Define: “paper prototyping” (definition) Jaguar -cat (exclude) Smarter searching Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_miley/2614472057/ http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/SearchTips
- 15. Click on ‘Tools’ to refine your search by ‘location’ or ‘date’. Tools Click on ‘All results’ and select ‘Verbatim’ – this allows you to search using the exact keyword you typed
- 16. Sometimes word order matters http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/SearchTips
- 32. Google: copyright free images Tools Creative Commons Licences https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/copyright2
- 33. Britannica Image Quest MyUniHub > My Study > MyLibrary > Databases Copyright free images
- 34. WGSN Lifestyle and Interiors MyUniHub > My Study > MyLibrary > Databases
- 36. Your Librarian is: Your Librarian https://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/VanessaHill Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk Need further help
Editor's Notes
- Intros. Session all about curiosity, finding information so that you can be a good designer. Iceberg picture will make more sense later on.
- We’ll be concentrating on the Internet as your main source of information at the moment, although later on in your programme it will be important to know how to find reliable, good quality information. Today we will be looking at: Thinking about the importance of the words you use when searching i.e. using the best keywords – this is important if you are using the Internet or library resources later on. Search tips to help you streamline/improve your search Searching the Internet – getting the best out of it Finding copyright free images on the Internet and from other sources.
- Your finished product (or essay, project etc) is just the tip of the iceberg. Below it is should be loads of research i.e. looking at theory and facts, being inspired, getting ideas, stimulating your imagination etc. Limited research = less creativity. Finished design might not be as good as it could be. Find out as much as you can. Question, discuss, be inspired, think etc Feed your creativity…….library resources can help you do this. Research at Uni of Huddersfield shows that students who use library resources get better degrees. Basically the more you research, the more you make use of the resources available to you, the more you will feed your creativity and get results. We’re going to start off with an exercise to get you thinking about keywords.
- Starting off with keywords: Importance of using the right keywords to find what you want when searching for information. The words you use are very important and can make all the difference. If you don’t use the right language or words then you won’t find what you need.
- https://padlet.com/hendonmdx/Words Go to this Padlet Click on the pink circle (bottom right) to open a box Add your name at the top of the box Click on the 3 dots Select ‘Draw’ Draw Click on ‘Save’ when I say stop Click away from the box to add to Padlet 3 minutes.
- Use of meaningful words is essential to communicate your ideas. Other languages, different ways of describing things etc.
- https://padlet.com/HendonMDX/keywords Use breakout rooms, so students can work in small groups. Lets try thinking about keywords for a real topic. Think of a famous person. Go to the Padlet on the screen Click on the pink circle (bottom right) to create a box Put your name’s at the top Then list 5 single words to describe the person without using their name Keep it clean!! Click off the box to save When everyone has done this, we will all try and guess who the people are. Before you start, guess who I have chosen? (Answer next slide)
- Besides thinking about all the different ways that you can describe a subject, you also need to consider the language you use in order to find the best quality information e.g. if you need medical advice. The keywords you use will affect your search results. Think about professional/scientific/academic terminology. When you’re deciding what words to put in the search box, try to choose words that are likely to appear on the site you’re looking for. E.g. If you are trying to find reliable medical information about headaches for example- is searching for “my head hurts” the best keywords to use?
- The word ‘headache’ is more likely to be used on a medical site. And you are going to get better information in this case from medical websites such as the NHS. Not just with Google, but need to consider with any type of search you may carry out.
- The keywords you use are important to get what you want from the Internet, but you can also use some of these search tips to ensure that you get what you want. design* (broaden search eg. Design, designers, designing etc) “Festival of Britain” (phrase search) +Ideo or “IDEO” (exact match) Define: “paper prototyping” (definition) – you still need to evaluate the search results for example – Wikipedia will be there. Jaguar -Cat (exclude words)
- Click on Tools to further refine your search by country and date. You can find a guide to searching the Internet (called ‘Google and beyond’) at the URL on the screen. “Verbatim” is not the default setting — so Google will still fix what it thinks is a spelling error, and search for that — unless you turn on verbatim search. Your search query is just the starting point for Google’s searches. Sometimes Google fixes misspellings, replaces some of the keywords with synonyms or other related keywords, disambiguates your query using your search history. Verbatim: Not a command but a search option that can be applied to your results. Stops Google looking for synonyms and variations on your terms. It should also stop Google dropping terms from your search but it does not always work. On a desktop/laptop, run your search and from the options across the top of the results page select ‘Tools'.
- The general practice is to list keywords in order of importance. Remember you can use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase.
- To put some of your searching skills in to practice….. Breakout rooms in small groups. Give each group an image when in room. Use Google image search to try and find the image. Need to think about search terms (keywords): What is in the picture? Words you can use to describe it....think big, detail etc Consider using some of the search tips that we have covered.
- There are lots of places that you can find images – Instagram, Flickr and Pintrest for example, however if you are using them in any work that might enter the public domain, then you need to make sure that they are copyright free. Google Search has a simple way of searching for copyright free images: Search Select ‘Images’ Click on ‘Tools’ Choose ‘Creative Commons Licences’ – you should be able to use these images The other option is ‘Commercial and other licences’ – subscription image services etc such as ‘Shutterstock’, ‘Getty’, ‘Dreamstime’ etc – you should not use these. More info about copyright at the link on the screen.
- Trend and colour forecasting, business strategy, trade news etc Great for images.
- Trends, forecasting, interviews, careers, images. Open access.
- Need further help This is the end of the workshop. If you require further help, then please contact me. My email address is on the screen: v.hill@mdx.ac.uk