Pam Coury

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FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
Pam Coury Library 150 Winter 2004
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INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RESEARCH ON THE
INTERNET NEED TO KNOW WHICH SEARCH
ENGINES ARE BEST FOR THE TYPE OF INFORMATION
REQUIRED EXAMPLE GOOGLE IS GOOD FOR
SPECIFIC INFORMATION (BIOGRAPHICAL) YAHOO
IS GOOD FOR GENERAL INFORMATION (LITERATURE OR
OCEANOGRAPHY)
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INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET
NEED TO BE AWARE OF SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES
OFFERED BY PUBLIC LIBRARIES

EXAMPLE HEALTH AND MEDICINE DATABASES AT KING
COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (LIBRARY CARD NUMBER
REQUIRED)



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INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET
NEED TO BE AWARE OF SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES
OFFERED BY PUBLIC LIBRARIES

EXAMPLE CURRENT EVENTS AND NEWSPAPER DATABASES
AT KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (LIBRARY CARD
NUMBER REQUIRED)



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THERES LOTS MORE CHECK YOUR LIBRARY WEB
SITE !!
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INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RESEARCH ON THE
INTERNET NEED TO BE AWARE OF SPECIALIZED
DATABASES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST,
EXAMPLE HEALTH - http//medlineplus
.com/ BUSINESS - http//www.bbb.org/
http//www.galegroup.com/
http//thomasregister.com/
http//hoovers.com/free/
http//www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/

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INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RESEARCH ON THE
INTERNET NEED TO BE AWARE OF SPECIALIZED
DATABASES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST (CONT.),
EXAMPLE
FINANCE - http//www.dnb.com/us/
http//money.cnn.com/
http//bloomberg.com/ http//socialf
unds.com/ CONSUMER - http//www.atg.wa.gov/
http//carfax.com/ http//bizweb.com
/
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INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RESEARCH ON THE
INTERNET NEED TO BE AWARE OF SPECIALIZED
DATABASES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST (CONT.),
EXAMPLE
LEGAL - http//nolo.com/
http//access.wa.gov http//courts.wa.
gov http//legalwa.org/ http//findlaw.
com http//sec.gov http//washlaw.edu
GENERAL - http//about.com/ http
//www.yahoo.com/ http//www.google.com/
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INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET
NEED TO LEARN HOW TO SCRUTINIZE THE
INFORMATION FOUND KNOW HOW TO SORT THROUGH A
MOUNTAIN OF AVAILABLE MATERIAL
NARROW SEARCHES USE CORRECT KEY
WORDS BE ABLE TO REFINE A
QUESTION RECOGNIZE MISINFORMATION VERIFY
THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION IDENTIFY
AUTHORITY OR CREDENTIALS OF ISSUING BODY OR
AUTHOR
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WHEN IN DOUBT CONTACT A REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
GIVE THEM A CALL OR E-MAIL THEM FROM THE
LIBRARY WEB PAGE
THEY KNOW WHAT THEYRE DOIN!!