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title: "Using web for research effectively"
subtitle: "The right tools, right places and the right knowledge"
author: "Dominik Lukeš"
affiliation: "University of East Anglia, School of Education and Lifelong Learning"
web: "http://www.dominiklukes.net"
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## Using web for research effectively: The right tools, right places and the right knowledge
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Dominik Lukeš

University of East Anglia, School of Education and Lifelong Learning

[http://www.dominiklukes.net](http://www.dominiklukes.net)

## UEA’s Research Facilities
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- Library Catalogue
- Broadsearch
- MetaLib
- Online Collections

## Online Reference Sources
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- Google Books
- Amazon.com Search Inside
- Wikipedia.org
  - history
  - discussion
- Citation standards for online resources
  - access time
  - URL
  - archive.org for reference

## Tools: Firefox over Internet Explorer
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- 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

## General Online Services
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- Academic Search Services
  - Google Scholar (set up for preferences)
  - Live Academic (now defunct)
  - Find Articles
- Social Bookmarking
  - [http://citeulike.com](http://citeulike.com/)
  - [http://del.icio.us](http://del.icio.us/)
  - [http://connotea.com](http://connotea.com/)
  - [http://tinyurl.com](http://tinyurl.com/)
  - [http://slideshare.net](http://slideshare.net/)

## Understand URLs
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- 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

## Keep current with RSS
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- 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)

![Orange square RSS feed icon (white dot and two arcs), shown beside the second bullet.](assets/media/img-9ec2cd15a20175d1.png)

## Some sites with education content
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- 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, …