Lesson 3: Online Search and Research Skills Flashcards

1
Q

the process
of interactively searching for
and retrieving requested
information via a computer
from databases that are
online.

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Online Search

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Tips for conducting online research

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  1. Have a question in mind.
  2. Narrow it down.
  3. Advanced search.
  4. Look for credible sources.
  5. Give credit.
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3
Q

a software
system that is designed to search
for information on the World Wide
Web. The search results are
generally presented in a line of
results often referred to as search
engine results pages.

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Search Engine

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Seven examples of Search Engines

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Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Ask.com, Yandex, DuckDuckGo

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5
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a medium for online search
and for advance research.

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Google

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6
Q

You can filter and
customize your
search results to find
exactly what you
want.

A

Google Filter

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gives the Web searcher the ability to narrow their searches by a series of different filters; i.e., language, proximity, domain, etc.

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Google Advanced Search

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8
Q

The use of search operators

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Refine web searches

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9
Q

symbols or words in your search to
make your search results more precise.

A

Search Operators

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10
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provide results from a specific website

A

site:website.com

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allows you to include terms that are usually ignored

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+

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12
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finds the exact words in a phrase

A

” “

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13
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Finds or includes web pages that contain a group of words

A

( )

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14
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Finds web pages that contains all the terms or phrases

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AND/&

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Excludes web pages that contain a term or phrase

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NOT/-

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16
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Finds web pages that contain either or the term or phrases or combine searches. Used to make your search broader

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OR/|

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17
Q

Searches for a specific price of an object

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$__

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18
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Searches within a range of numbers (e.g. 1-100)

A

..

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19
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Searches a user profile name

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@name

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20
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Searches hashtag when put in front of a word

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#

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21
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Searches something if you do not know the exact terms or unknown words.

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  • or asterisk
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22
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provides related websites

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related:website.com

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23
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provides information from websites

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info:website.com

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provides overview of a website

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cache:website.com

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Restrict results to those of a certain filetype.
(filetype):
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Examples of filetypes
PDF, DOCX, TXT, PPT, and likes
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Example: Square Root of 1000
To search for calculator
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Example: 5 inch to cm
To search for converter
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Example: Weather in ___
To search for weather forecaster
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Example: Current time in ______
To search for timekeeper
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Used to assess if a website is credible or reliable
DADS
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DADS stands for:
Domain, Author, Date, Sources
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.com, .org, and .net can be purchased and used by any individual.
Domain
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These two are usually credible sources for information
.edu and .gov
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Domain reserved for colleges and universities
.edu
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Domain that denotes a government website
.gov
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Domain that is usually used by non-profit organizations
.org
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Why should you be careful with the domain .org?
Because it may be used by non-profit organizations which may have an agenda of persuasion rather than education
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HTTP stands for:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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HTTPS stands for
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
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Information on the internet with a listed ____ is one indication of a credible site. Is the _____ affiliated to an academic institution or credible organization?
Author
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allows readers to make decisions about whether that information is recent enough for their purposes.
Date
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What to look for when checking the date on a page or website?
Last Updated
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Credible websites, like books and scholarly articles, should cite the ____ of the information presented. Can information be verified through another ______?
Source
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Reliable or Not Reliable: A Web page describing one individual's negative experience at a popular resort.
Not Reliable because it's their personal experience
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Reliable or Not Reliable: A Wikipedia article about Marian Rivera
Not reliable since any Wikipedia reader can contribute/edit information
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Reliable or Not Reliable: You are searching for the latest statistics of Philippine Population. As you search, you encountered two websites that gives you the "current" data and a website that shows 2 year old data
Reliable since "current" and "2 years ago" data makes it credible for showing distinct information
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allows the students and educators to search across a wide range of academic literature.
Google Scholar
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allows researcher to publish their work with people verified from different academic institution all around the world.
ResearchGate
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.com means
commercial
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.edu means
educational
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.org means
organizational
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.gov
government
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.net
network
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.mil
military