![]() ![]() These databases will be discussed in Lesson Five. However, most academic research will require access to journal articles that are only available through library subscription databases. In addition, there are many electronic journals freely available via the Web. Postings to discussion groups, asking or answering specific questions on a particular topicĪrticles from some current issues of popular and scholarly journals may be found through searchable databases such as.An increasing number of websites from colleges, universities, and associations, which post information ranging from student research papers to scholarly works by professors and others who are experts in their subject fields.Material on popular culture, such as cinema, television, and sports.The Camelot Project, which offers public domain literature relating to the Arthurian legends.Project Gutenberg, the oldest producer of free electronic books, currently offering more than 18,000 texts.Texts of books in the public domain (generally books published more than 75 years ago, which are not protected by copyright laws) from sites such as:.PubMed, which offers bibliographic references and abstracts to articles from over 4800 biomedical periodicals.Bibliographic information from various disciplines, including:.Books and other materials located in remote catalogs can often be borrowed from a local library via interlibrary loan. Bibliographic information from library OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.Ready reference material, including dictionaries, some encyclopedias, statistical sources and other quick answer sources, such as:.Government information such as current laws, regulations, court decisions, and information from local, state, and federal government departments and agencies.Corporate information, including annual reports, product information, and stock quotes. ![]() Current events from newspapers, current issues of magazines, and news wire feeds.The following types of information are usually free to any Internet user: ![]() The number and type of resources available through the Internet increases daily. This lesson introduces general search engines and meta-search engines, and Lesson 4 covers specialized search engines and subject directories. Though there is at present no consistent standard which governs search engines, they do share many basic features which allow the searcher to retrieve relevant information. Using search engines effectively may seem intimidating since new search engines appear frequently and existing engines often change their search interface and format. There are hundreds of search engines designed to help you find information, whether you are looking for a topic of personal interest, or material for a scholarly research project. In this dynamic environment, search engines can be the most efficient way of locating information on a specific topic since they provide access to immense, continuously updated databases of Internet resources. Since the ever-changing nature of the Web provides access to such vast numbers of information resources, web sites and documents appear, are deleted, or are moved to a different location each day. Use for general searches, broad topics, when you want the best quality sites Use for specific, focused searches on a particular topic Use if you have a specific term or want to see a sample of what's available on a topic Use for specific, focused searches, narrow topics Use keywords, but search precision is sacrificedĪllow browsing by subject, often provide a search feature, which searches the directory's limited database Search databases compiled by general search enginesĬoverage limited to specific subject or file format, may index the "deep web" Index a large percentage of web resources Searches multiple databases generated by other search engines ![]()
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