Using web for research effectively: The right tools, right places and the right knowledge
- SlideShare title: Using the web for research (Oct 2008)
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Slide 1: Using web for research effectively: The right tools, right places and the right knowledge
Using web for research effectively: The right tools, right places and the right knowledge
Dominik Lukeš
University of East Anglia, School of Education and Lifelong Learning
Slide 2: UEA’s Research Facilities
UEA’s Research Facilities
- Library Catalogue
- Broadsearch
- MetaLib
- Online Collections
Slide 3: Online Reference Sources
Online Reference Sources
- Google Books
- Amazon.com Search Inside
- Wikipedia.org
- history
- discussion
- Citation standards for online resources
- access time
- URL
- archive.org for reference
Slide 4: Tools: Firefox over Internet Explorer
Tools: Firefox over Internet Explorer
- Use search and bookmark shortcuts
- Right click on any search field and choose a bookmark
- Install add ons:
- Google Notebook
- Zotero
- Scrapbook
- Install on your flash drive / USB key
- Use http://portableapps.com
Slide 5: General Online Services
General Online Services
- Academic Search Services
- Google Scholar (set up for preferences)
- Live Academic (now defunct)
- Find Articles
- Social Bookmarking
Slide 6: Understand URLs
Understand URLs
- Use bookmarklets to submit information
- Del.icio.us and Connotea have
- Use tags to organize information (take the time to tag in EndNote as well as Connotea)
- Edit URLs of dead websites
- Delete last file
- Delete folder levels
- Delete third level domains
Slide 7: Keep current with RSS
Keep current with RSS
- Set up an account with RSS aggregator
- Google Reader, iGoogle
- Look for RSS feed icons on websites (better on Firefox)
- Subscribe to search updates from Google News
- Subscribe to tag updates from del.icio.us/Connotea
- Subscribe to journals and searches on academic publishers’ websites (ScienceDirect, InformaWorld, LEA Online)
Slide 8: Some sites with education content
Some sites with education content
- Research and policy
- EPPI, ESRC, TLRP, HEFCE, ERIC, WWC, …
- OFSTED, BECTA, JISC, HEAcademy, DCSF, …
- News
- Guardian Education, TES, THES
- BBC Education, Google News on Education
- Commentary and discussion
- Education Blogs, Podcasts, YouTube, Slideshare
- Teachers TV, BBC, Intute, TeacherNet, …
