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Title: Using the National Centers Web Site


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Using the National Centers Web Site
  • Presented by Yonca Ural, M.A.
  • National Center for Mental Health Promotion and
    Youth Violence Prevention
  • Education Development Center, Inc.

2
Objectives
  • Participants will be able to use the tools and
    resources available on the MHPYVP website to
  • Conduct research
  • Stay up to date with relevant news and funding
    information
  • Engage in online discussion with peers, experts,
    and technical assistance specialists

3
Quick Tour of the Web Site
  • http//www.promoteprevent.org
  • Grantee and Technical Assistance Specialist info
  • Resources
  • News
  • Events
  • Online Discussion

4
Resources
  • Center briefs
  • Annotated bibliographies
  • Funding resources
  • Conference materials
  • Virtual library

5
Online Discussion Board
  • Login information
  • Using the discussion board
  • Discussion board guidelines
  • Practice

6
Using the Web to Conduct Research
  • Search Engines
  • Google (crawler)
  • Alltheweb (crawler)
  • Dogpile (searches several engines at once)
  • Yahoo (directory search)

7
Using the Web to Conduct Research
  • Be specific
  • Use lower-case letters
  • Use quotes
  • Use Boolean searches
  • Truncate
  • Try several search engines
  • Use online help
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