Search and Research

Search and Research
An Internet Hotlist on Search and Research

created by hennesss

Introduction
Use the following links to become better consumers of electronic information.

The Internet Resources

Search Engines

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need - Leads students to choose search engines based on where they are in the information gathering process.
Clusty - Search engine which clusters the results of your search query into categories for easier searching.
Digital Librarian - A Librarian's choice of the best of the web.
Gigablast - Search engine which provides recommendations for other search phrases to use in order to refine your search.
Google Takes Over the World - Some tips about using the ubiquitous one.
Intute - 'Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best web resources for education and research. All material is evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists to create the Intute database.'
KartOO - 'KartOO is a metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. When you click on OK, KartOO launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps'
Voice of the Shuttle - All things Humanities!

Avoiding Plagiarism

Academic Plagiarism - 'Many students lack a clear concept of what plagiarism is, and why it matters, so this site will be useful for both teachers and librarians trying to train them in academic honesty. It not only illustrates various forms of plagiarism, but in each instance shows how to use the misappropriated material responsibly.'
Mrs. V's Lessons - Best resource on the web for information literacy skills, resources, and lesson plans. Visit this list to find a powerpoint presentation about plagiarism

News

10X10 - Current news updated hourly and organized visually by most often occurring in major news outlets.f
24Eyes - Find links to current news from the major sources around the world with a click of a button.

Content by hennesss, hennesss@harwood.org
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Last revised Wed Sep 12 18:06:45 US/Pacific 2007