Information Literacy - locating

	What kind of information do I need?
	Where do I find my information?
	How do I decide which keywords to use?
	How do I search on the Internet?
	How do I refine my searches?
	How do I find answers to my questions within a resource?

Tools:

	Keywords
	Using the Internet - general
	Internet searching
	Internet searching - Boolean and "Math" searching
	Internet searching - the "Deep Web"

Keywords

Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College: LRC Online - Research Guide - Internet Tutorials - Advanced Searches - Keywords
http://www.lrc-online.co.uk/research_internettutorials_advanced_keywords.htm

Using the Internet - general

Alan November: Information Literacy a New Basic Skill
http://www.anovember.com/infolit/index.html
Interesting resources to use with students learning to use the Internet.

Welcome to the Web
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/welcome/
How to use the Internet.

Internet searching - general search tips

Four Nets for Better Searching
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
WebQuest on internet searching.

Google cheat sheet
http://www.adelaider.com/google/

NoodleTools: Choose the best search for your information needs
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
Brilliant page!

OSLIS: Research Process
http://www.oslis.org/secondary/
Also look at this
http://www.oslis.org/secondary/index.php?page=searchStrategies
Internet and books using keywords.

Internet searching - Boolean  and "Math" searching

ADAM: Boolean search tips
http://adam.ac.uk/info/boolean.html

Hamersly Library: How to Use Boolean Logic in Searches
http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/research/coach/boolean.htm

Rockwell Schrock's Boolean Machine
http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/
A brilliantly clear graphical explanation!

Search Engine Watch: Search Engine Math
http://searchenginewatch.com/facts/math.html

Internet searching - the "Deep Web"

McKenzie, Jamie (2006). Getting in deep: the Deep Web when you need it. From: From Now on Vol 15 No 3, February 2006. Available online at:
http://www.fno.org/feb06/deep.html

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