Searching 101:
Getting the most out of subscription databases and WWW Searches
Read
Why
Do We Need Libraries When We Have the Internet by Doug Johnson in Knowledge
Quest
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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 ?
Read 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? |
Web Evaluation Access Points