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Internet Background Information
Basic Research Strategies
Online Content Evalutation
Online Search Strategies
Online Reference Tools & "Pearls"
Directories+
Search Engines
Meta-Searchers
Learning & Keeping Up
Bibliography
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BIBLIOGRAPHY for
Researching the WWW
BOOKS
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- by Daniel J. Barrett, Feb.97
- Paperback; List: $24.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $22.46
- ...The above link has ordering information and other details, including: Full Description / About the Author / Table of Contents / Index / Reviews / Excerpt / Information for Educators / Author's Online References
- by Tara Calishain, Dec.96; Paperback;
- List: $29.99 -- Amazon.com Price: $23.99
- ...Ordering information, links to reviews, and an excerpt on search tips are available.
- by Cynthia N. James-Catalano, Dec.96; Bk&Cd-Rom Edition, Paperback;
- List: $29.99 -- Amazon.com Price: $23.99
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OTHER BOOKS
Go to Amazon.Com
(then search by title)
The Alta Vista Search Revolution : How to Find Anything on the Internet by Richard Seltzer, Nov.96; Paperback; List: $16.99 -- Amazon.com Price: $15.29
Casting Your Net : A Student's Guide to Research on the Internetby H. Eric Branscomb, June 1997; Paperback; List: $15.96 -- Amazon.com Price: $15.96
Educator's Guide to the Webby Bernard Robin, et al, Jan.97; Paperback;
List: $19.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $17.96
The Research Paper and the World Wide Webby Dawn Rodrigues, Feb.97; Paperback; List: $18.67 -- Amazon.com Price: $18.67
Web Search Strategiesby Bryan Pfaffenberger, Feb.96; Book and Disk edition; List: $29.95 -- Amazon.com Price: $23.96
Midwest Book Review:
Use this seven-step strategy for locating information on the Web, telling how to use the major Web search engines to locate initial subjects, and how to use more detailed search techniques offered in Boolean operators. This does more than outline net sites: it tells how to conduct specialized searches to obtain specific information.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
"Lost (&Found) in Cyberspace: How to Make Search Engines Work For You" by Walter Minkel. School Library Journal, March 1997, p102-105.
"Sizing Up Sites: How to Judge What You Find on the Web" by Ann K. Symons. School Library Journal, April 1997, p22-25.
ONLINE ARTICLES
"The Gestalt of Online Searching", by Debbie Abilock. Multimedia Schools, Nov/Dec 1997.
"2nd Annual Search Engine Shoot-out", by Matthew Lake. PC Computing, Sept. 1997.
"Find Anything Online", by Reva Basch. ComputerLife Online, Aug. 1997.
"Sink or Swim: Internet Search Tools & Techniques", by Ross Tyner, M.L.S., Okanagan University College. May 1996.
(Older, but explains some basics.)
"The Major Search Engines", by Danny Sullivan. Site updated regularly.
ONLINE MAGAZINES
CLASSROOM CONNECT - A Monthly Teacher's Guide to the Internet
A subscription newsletter "devoted to helping educators bring the Internet and online world into the K-12 classroom." Provided here are sample articles, information on related books and videos, and links to many K-12 Internet resources.
ONLINE EDUCATOR: Making the Internet an Accessible, Useful Classroom Tool
Subscription available as a print or email publication, the web site has valuable information also. They find top-notch educational resources, evaluate them and prepare read-to-use lesson plans to put in their publication. Many of the links are on their web page.
SEARCHER: The Magazine for Database Professionals
Searcher is dedicated to professional information searchers. This gives you a "high-end" look at where and how those who are paid money to find information do their work.
TECHNOLOGY CONNECTION: The Magazine for School Media and Technology Specialists
Technology Connection provides a professional forum for school media and technology specialists as they organize and facilitate access to electronic resources.
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