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Searching The Web

There are several tools for searching the web, including search engines that retrieve data from databases, and metasearch engines that query multiple search engines simultaneously. Web directories organize websites by topic that are evaluated by editors. Library portals serve as gateways to online information and resources. Popular website domains include .edu, .org, .gov, .com, .net, and country-specific domains like .ph and .uk. When searching, tools like quotation marks, plus, minus, asterisk and searching within sites can refine results. Websites should be evaluated based on authority, purpose, coverage, currency, objectivity and accuracy of information.

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Searching The Web

There are several tools for searching the web, including search engines that retrieve data from databases, and metasearch engines that query multiple search engines simultaneously. Web directories organize websites by topic that are evaluated by editors. Library portals serve as gateways to online information and resources. Popular website domains include .edu, .org, .gov, .com, .net, and country-specific domains like .ph and .uk. When searching, tools like quotation marks, plus, minus, asterisk and searching within sites can refine results. Websites should be evaluated based on authority, purpose, coverage, currency, objectivity and accuracy of information.

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SEARCHING THE WEB

WEB SEARCH TOOLS

Search Engines
– software system that is designed to carry out web searches (internet searches)
– websites used for retrieval of data, files or documents from data bases

Metasearch Engines (search aggregator)


– an online information retrieval tool that uses the data of a web search engine to produce its
own results
– take input from a user and immediately query search engines for results, data then is
gathered, ranked and presented to users

Web Subject Directories


– offers a collection of links to internet resources submitted by site creators or evaluators and
organized into subjects categories
– Maintained by human editors which resources they list are usually annotated

Library Portal
– user-centered, web-based that serves as a gateway to library information, services and
resources

UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (WEB ADDRESS)


– is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a
mechanism for retrieving it.

POPULAR DOMAINS

TOP LEVEL DOMAIN:


.edu - educational institution
.org - non-profit organization
.gov - government site
.com - commercial site
.net - network
.info - information

SAMPLE COUNTRY CODE TOP LEVEL DOMAIN:


.ph - Philippines
.eu - European Union
.uk - United Kingdom
.au - Australia

SEARCH SKILLS AND TOOLS:


○ Boolean Logic
○ Plus
○ Minus
○ Ampersand
○ Hashtag
○ Asterisk
○ Searching sites
○ Finding docus
SEARCH SKILLS AND TOOLS PHASE SEARCHING
– enclosed in quotation marks to mean that the search engine should find the exact word or
phrase enclosed within quotes.
– this will show list of all web pages with phrase containing video conferencing
– Example: “Video Conferencing”

PLUS (+)
– specific word should be found in the web page
– this will show the list of wed pages searched should contain all the four words
specified
– Example: + Internet + Web + Chat +

MINUS (-)
– the specific world should not be in the web pages.
– this will show list of all web pages with the phrase “Diving Spots” but no word containing
Philippines in the web pages located
– Example: + “Diving Spots” – Philippines

AMPERSAND (@)
– is used to find social tags.
– Example: @SteveJobs

HASHTAG (
– is used to find popular hashtags
– Example:

ASTERISK (*)
– Used as wild card to replace unknown portion of words that you are not sure.
– show list of all web pages with words starting with Encrypt. This may include web
pages which may contain the word encryption, encrypt, encryptor and the like
– Example: Encrypt*

FINDING DOCUMENTS
– using the filetype refines the search for documents on the web
•o filetype:pdf
•o filetype:doc
•o filetype:xls
Ex. ICT in the Philippines pdf
SEARCHING SITE
– the sites find webpage from a website
– Ex.: National Geographic information in Australia
– Search: Australia site: NationalGeographic.com

EVALUATING SITES (APCCOA)


– Authority
– Purpose
– Coverage
– Currency
– Objectivity
– Accuracy

AUTHORITY
– person, institution or agency responsible for a site has the qualifications and
knowledge to do so.
○ Contact information. Should be clearly provided: e-mail address, snail mail address,
phone number, and fax number.
○ Authorship. It should be clear who developed the site
○ Credentials. the author should state qualifications, credentials, or personal
background that gives them authority to present information. Check to see if the site
supported by an organization or a commercial body

PURPOSE
– it should be clear, is it meant to inform, persuade, state an opinion, entertain, or parody
something or someone
○ Is the information geared to a specific audience (students, scholars, general reader)?
○ Is the site organized and focused?
○ Are the outside links appropriate for the site?
○ Does the site evaluate the links?
○ Does the content support the purpose of the site?

COVERAGE
– how comprehensive the website is

● Are the topics explored in depth?


● Compare the value of the site’s information compared to other similar sites?
● Do the links go to outside sites rather than its own?
● Does the site claim to be selective or comprehensive?
● Does the site provide information with no relevant outside links?

CURRENCY
– how current the information presented is, and how often the site is updated or maintained

○ first written (when was it created)


○ placed on the web (are links current)
○ last revised/updated

OBJECTIVITY
– present information with a minimum of bias

○ Does the information try to sway the audience?


○ Does site advertising conflict with the content?
○ Is the site trying to explain, inform, persuade, or sell something?
○ Is the information presented with a particular bias?

ACCURACY
– credibility of the website

○ References: do statistics and other factual information receive proper references as to


their origin?
○ Reliability: Is the author affiliated with a known, respectable institution?
○ Is the information comparable to other sites on the same topic?
○ Does the text follow basic rules of grammar, spelling and composition?
○ Is a bibliography or reference list included?

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