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RESEARCH ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB LSCI 665 AS

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Course Description: How to use the World Wide Web to carry out a research project, including how to use Web databases and search tools and how to evaluate and cite Web sources Instructor: Eric Brenner Wednesdays 11:10 - 12:00 Oct. 6 - Nov. 24 Library Demonstration Area .5 units credit/no credit   Course requirements: · Attend all 8 meetings · Access a set of sources for a potential research research · Evaluate at least one source · Cite at lest 3 sources   Course Outline: Week #1 - Topic Selection Online Encyclopedias & Web-based Library Catalogs Week #2 - Developing Research Questions Periodical Databases:Basic Keyword Searching on InfoTrac Week #3 - Developing Search Strategies Periodical Databases: Advanced Multi-concept searching Week #4 - Using Web Search Tools I: Subject Directories General Subject Directories (e.g. Yahoo!) Selective/Academic Subject Directories (e.g. WWW Virtual Library) Week #5 - Using Web Search Tools II: Web Search Engines Search Engines (e.g. InfoSeek, Hotbot) Meta-Search Engines (e.g. Dogpile, InferenceFind) Week #6 - Using Web Search Tools III: Web Databases Finding Web Databases by Subject Specialized Web Databases Week #7 - Evaluating Web Resources Strategies for Evaluating Web Pages and Other Publications Week #8 - Citing Web Resources MLA & APA Formats for Citing All Types of Documents

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