Week 3 Blog

Lecture Summary:

Online Libraries:
Why use online libraries: convenience always there, currency – Journals are up to date, large amount of the content is hidden and requires a subscription

Types of online libraries:

• Online text repositories
• Online journals
• Electronic books
• Musical
• Artworks

Limitations of Online Libraries – many are only available by pay subscriptions, for music and art you are seeing copies of originals quality is reduced.

Referencing online libraries – Use APA format, create endnote libraries

Types of online databases:

• People searches
• Email directories
• Genealogy resources
• Maps and atlases
• News and media
• Portals

Online databases and libraries are a good source of information; they are up to date and informative, vital for university research.

Workshop Write Up:

Log into the ECU library service, used a online journal search to search for a journal relating to the economic impact of global warming on business




Using the library homepage find 10 helpful functions it provides

Links to Metaquest, ProQuest, and other internet journal databases that allow searching of worldwide journal stores containing relevant information.

Links to Podcasts of lectures and relevant library information

List of key websites that have been selected by the librarians contain related topics to subjects studied

“Ask the Library” function allows user, to communicate with library staff and ask questions.
Links to SIMO

Ability to hire out digital projectors and other digital equipment

Information regarding the loan services provided by the ECU library

ECU Referencing Guide

Library workshops and tours

Links to ECU library catalogue

Visited the MedLine plus drug information site, searched their drug databases for a particular drug of interest, and then enter into the search engine and find out more information about it. Searched for information about the drug Phenergan



Viewed one of the available interactive tutorials, containing information about heart valve replacements

People who would use such a service could be those who are being prescribed a new drug they have never used or about to undertake a risky medical procedure and want more information about it

Readings:

Finding What You Want on the Web:

Google is not the most efficient way to search for ‘quality’ information still has a vast amount of information available and is one of the most widely used search engines.

Google has moved into features such as Google video, Google maps, Google news, Google earth, Google mail (Gmail)

Barebones Lesson 7: Basic search tips

Contains information regarding basic Boolean operators and search methods to include or exclude specific data from your searches, or to narrow your search results

Using double quotations around specific phrases to search exactly as they are worded

When searching within a document use the “Ctrl” + ‘F’ command to open the ‘find’ search box and search for a specific phrase

Boolean Operators “And”, “Or”