The document outlines a workshop introducing users to the internet and search engines, covering topics such as their definitions, functionalities, and limitations. It highlights the evolution of the internet from a Department of Defense communication network to a widely-used platform since the early 1990s, emphasizing the importance of effective searching techniques. Additional resources and tools for improving search capabilities, particularly for researchers, are also mentioned.

2. Introduction to searching the
web
Workshop Outline
• What is the Internet?
• What is the World Wide Web?
• What is a search engine?
• What do search engines search?
• What do they not search?
• How do you make sure you are getting the most relevant
results?

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Welcome To The Internet

5. The Internet
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Go here to learn about the history of the internet
“A Short History Lesson: The Internet
began in the 1960s as a U.S. Department
of Defense communication network.
Soon after, university researchers and
professors began to use it to
communicate with others in their fields.
Internet use really took off in the early
1990s with the arrival of the Web, which
made it easier to find and view
information online. [emphasis added]
“Via the US Department of Education

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7. List of Search Engines
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8. Search Engines
• A program that
searches for and
identifies items in a
database that
correspond to
keywords or characters
specified by the user,
used especially for
finding particular sites
on the World Wide
Web.
• Via Oxford dictionary
• More information on search engines
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9. YahooasitlookedonDec.20,1996,
viatheInternetArchiveWaybackMachine

10. What do search engines search?
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Click here to see video on What is the Deep Web?

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13. Better Googling

14. Citations needed
• Google Search on Martin
Luther King, jr.
More information on evaluating websites

15. Google Scholar

16. Google Books

17. Ten search engines for researchers that go beyond Google

19. Questions?
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