Searching 101:

Getting the most out of subscription databases and WWW Searches

eye means readRead Why Do We Need Libraries When We Have the Internet by Doug Johnson in Knowledge Quest

Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

 

What is the role of the librarian in the electronic searching process ?

 

eye means readRead     When a search engine isn’t enough, call a librarian by Jeffery Selingo in the NY Times

 

              The 3 top searching tools that librarians need to know and introduce to   s students and staff are the :
                     OPAC
                    Internet
                          Online databases

                        

 

Class objectives:  to improve our skills and knowledge in searching the Internet and Online Databases. To accomplish this,  we  will consider the following questions:

       

Searching the Internet Searching Databases
What search techniques do I need to know? What search techniques do I need to know?
Which search tools do I need to be familiar with? What are the different types of databases ?
Which are the best search tools to use with younger students? What are the best databases to use with younger students?
What access points to these tools are available to me now? What access points are available to me now?
How am I going to create access points to these tools? How am I going to create access points to these resources?
What resources are available to me to extend my knowledge? What resources are available to me to extend my knowledge?
What teaching resources are available to me on this topic? What teaching resources are available to me on this topic?
How do you cite an internet source in a bibliography? How do you cite an online database source in a bibliography?
What search techniques do my students need to know? What search techniques do my students need to know?
When and how am I going to introduce these skills to students? When and how am I going to introduce these skills to students?

Internet Search Strategies

Web Evaluation
Access Points

 

Using Online Databases to locate Information

Citing Your Source