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
Understand the internet communication behaviors
Practice different information searching tools - Newsgroups and mailing list
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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
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Revision
What is Internet?
How did Internet get started?
Steps of online research?
What is a directory? Examples?
What is a search engine? Example?
What are the four keywords for fast search?
What other methods for fast search?
How do we evaluate information?
Tell us about virus, porno, copy right.
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1.1 Communication:
web based mailing list
Business-Management-HR-
Workplace Communication
http://www.egroups.com
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Web based mailing list
Group Email
Fast and easy email lists:
•Send one email to your whole group by typing
just one message
•Manage your group with complete control and
flexibility
•Receive email or view a complete history of
group messages on a Web bulletin board.
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Hands on
Netiquette Mailing List
To subscribe now: send an email message to
netiquette-request@albion.com with the following
command in the SUBJECT field: "subscribe
Firstname Lastname".
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/list.html
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Hands on
http://www.liszt.com
70,000 listserv, listproc, majordomo and
independently managed mailing lists.
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Command
Messages for distribution to the subscribers
must sent to an entirely different address.
Usually that address begins: "listname"
@domainname.
NET-HAPPENINGS@HYPATIA.CS.WISC.EDU
TRDEV-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU
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Welcome To The List-Moderators Discussion List!
(Purpose)
List-Moderators is an open, unmoderated discussion list
for the benefit of list-moderators. It is a gathering place for
list-moderators to share their experiences and wisdom, and
for newly appointed list-moderators to learn the trade.
Discussions which would be on topic include techniques
and tools to assist moderation, how to deal with
troublesome posters, encouraging a particular list culture
without appearing too authoritarian, how to spot
posters attempting to use and abuse the system, text-
layout styles for newsletters, etc.
•Moderator-List Welcome message
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Your first step, is to introduce yourself and your list to the
List-Moderators list. Tell us about how you got started, any
successes you've had, and any questions you might have
for the list.
How Do I Post To This List?
Send An Email TO: list-moderators@list-moderators.com
How To Get Off This List:
Send An Email TO: remove-list-moderators@list-
moderators.com
How To Join This List:
Send An Email TO: join-list-moderators@list-
moderators.com
•Moderator-List Welcome message
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Emoticon
:) Happy person :( Sad person
:@ What? :D Laughter.
;) Person Winking :-( Frowning smiley
8) User is wearing sunglasses
:& User is tongue tied.
:,( Crying.
:P Tongue stuck out
http://www.eff.org/papers/eegtti/eeg_286.ht
ml
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Abbreviation
BTW "By the way"
FWIW "For what it's worth"
FAQ "Frequently asked question(s)"
FYA "For your action"
FYI "For your information"
IMHO "In my humble opinion"
IMO "In my opinion”
TIA "Thanks in advance"
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Email Newsletter Subscriber
Look for unsubscription directions,
and follow them. Do NOT assume that
hitting "reply" with "remove" in the
subject field (for example) will get you off
the list. Don't expect the publisher to
remove you manually: you subscribed;
you can remove yourself.
Save your welcome messages with list
rules and unsubscription information.
If you have a problem, take it up nicely
with the publisher.
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Discussion List Members
Be courteous to other list members. If you disagree
with them, fine, just don't resort to personal insults.
Consult the list archives, if available, before posting
a question. This is also a good way to become familiar
with a list's acceptable topics, etc.
Consult the list FAQ if there is one available.
Do not cross-post (send the same message to more
than one list).
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Discussion List Members
Follow the list rules at all times. If you're not sure
whether your post will violate the rules, ask the
moderator before you send it.
Lurk and learn what's acceptable before posting to
the list.
Don't overquote. Include only the specific
information you're responding to, and chop out the
rest.
Keep posts to the list brief. If you're post doesn't
add value, don't send it. (Example: Don't send a
"thanks" message through the list. Send something
like that directly to the person you're thanking.)
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Discussion List Members
Do not forward virus warnings and the like to a list
unless it's devoted to that topic.
Respect other people's opinions. If you disagree,
do it politely.
Spell check and reread your messages before
posting.
Do not forward copyrighted material to the list
unless you have permission to do so.
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2.1 Communication:
Dejanews
•Exercise: Find your information here
www.dejanews.com
Computing_PC Peripheral
storage media
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2.1 Communication:
Dejanews
TRY THIS...
Find the newsgroup of your
dreams at Deja, the discussion
network.
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2.1 LISTZ
•Exercise: Find your information here
http://www.liszt.com/news/
notice the different categories such
as BIZ, SOC, REC
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7. Test
Discussion on time managment
Convertion of world time zone
Directories of US university’s library
Trend of hard disk indutsries
Directories of magazines