Reliability of Research Sources

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Reliability of Research Sources

• For Ms. Wojos Physics Class

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What is a reliable source?
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Difference between the Deep Web and the Free Web

• Deep Web sites are not usually found using a
  regular search engine such as Google or Yahoo.
• A search in Google or other search engines
  usually only give you Free Web sites.
• Deep Web usually has sites that you need to pay
  to access (need a username or password).

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Deep Web sites you have access to

• Badgerlink Ebscohost which includes magazine
  and newspaper articles
• SIRS Researcher Has magazine and journal
  articles, newspaper articles, government
  documents and other respected sources of
  information
• FACTS.com - government information databases,
  online newspapers, wire service information,
  Internet databases and magazine or journals.

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Finding reliable information on the Free Web

• What can you do to find reliable information
  using the Free Web?
• Use keywords to formulate an effective and
  efficient search.
• Know the strengths and weaknesses of various
  search engines you use the most.
• How can you tell if the information is reliable?
  Can you tell by the URL?

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Reading a URL
domain name
path
protocol
http//www.plasticsresource.com/s_plasticsresource
/index.asp
Address or URL
The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the Web
page address.
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Protocol
http//www.plasticsresource.com/s_plasticsresource
/index.asp
http// stands for hypertext transfer protocol.
The hypertext transfer protocol simply indicates
the type of Internet technology used to send a
web page.
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Domain Name
http//www.plasticsresource.com/s_plasticsresource
/index.asp
www.plasticsresource.com is the domain name for
the webpage. A domain name is typically a
registered sequence of names, words, phrases,
abbreviations, or characters that serves as the
Internet address of a computer or network.
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Domain Information

• Also look at the country or state that the site
  is from.
• The United States (.us)
• Wisconsin (.wi), etc.
• Check the country code in the URL
• .de for Germany
• .uk for England
• .au for Australia
• .ca for Canada, etc

What type of site is it? .com commercial
site .org a group or organization .edu a
school or university .gov a government
site .mil a military site .net a network
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Path
http//www.plasticsresource.com/s_plasticsresource
/index.asp
The path typically includes a list of directories
and subdirectories that the web designer used to
organize the files within the website. Standard
file types include You dont need to
worry about what each of these means.

• Web pages designed in .html, .xhtml, .php, .asp,
  etc
• Image files such as .jpg, .gif, .png, bmp
• File format such as .pdf, .doc, .wps
• Compressed file formats including .zip, .tar

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Now you try

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque
• http//130.64.87.22/robolabatceeo/k12/classroom/to
  rque.asp
• http//www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/h
  utchinson/m0025362.html
• http//www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/lesson/
  04torque.htm
• http//www.comfsm.fm/dleeling/physics/torque.html
  
• http//phoenix.phys.clemson.edu/labs/207/torque/in
  dex.html