COSC and BCIS/Computers and the Internet: Finding Information and Articles

      Recommended Sources for Assignment #3: What is Web 2.0?


1. Searching Tips

  • Decide which search terms or keywords you will use. Write them down before you begin to search.
    1. Start with the topic of "Web 2.0" or other terms related to the specific Web 2.0 technologies and services.

    2. Add search terms to your planned search related to the other assignment questions you are to answer. For instance, "What benefit does it provide the user?" could be searched with terms such as users, benefit, enhance,or advantage.

    3. Combine your search terms for a Web 2.0 technology and your area of interest to find articles that will relate to information about the use of technologies in your industry or planned career area.

    Examples:
    twitter AND health care
    twitter AND medicine
    facebook AND teaching
    advantages AND RSS
    benefits AND social networking
    users AND myspace AND



    2. Library Article Databases
    These allow you to search for articles from magazines, journals and newspapers. (show me→)


    3. Library Electronic Books

  • Ebrary
  • NetLibrary


    4. Search for Articles on the Web

  • Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Find Articles
  • Google Scholar (click here to find out how to use Google Scholar to Find Full Text @ the MCC Library)
  • MagPortal
  • Internet Public Library Magazine Directory – Magazine Directory
  • List of Free Articles Databases and Publications on the WWW

    Subject Directories and Search Engines
  • Complete Planet - Meta-search engine
  • Infomine
  • Intute
  • Librarians’ Internet Index
  • Open Directory Project
  • More Choices: Searching the World Wide Web & Evaluating Sources (web page)


    5. Citing Your Sources (web page)


  • Content created by Kristen Cook
    UpdatedOctober 15, 2009