We use online libraries for convenience, to update journals, electronic formatting etc. The lecturer informed the class of the advantages and disadvantages of using online resources. Advantages are obvious e.g. convenience, time. Disadvantages are that not all online libraries are credible or accurate. There are many copyright issues and limitations to what can be used.
The task for week three was to use and online library to find a certain article on global warming. To do this I went through "ProQuest" to find an appropriate journal. The difficulties I found were finding a journal with enough content on what I actually needed, and figuring out if the journal was accurate. I think these types of services are good for students in their studies. A person in the medical profession might use this type of service to compare findings with other doctors.
10 useful functions/search tips from the ECu library site;
1. Provides academic tip sheets to assist students in their studies
2. Provides and introduction to using the library and the online library
3. Helps students find credible websites to assist with research
4. Provides links to help students navigate their way around the ECU website pages
5. Provides online journals
6. Provides software at a very reasonable price to help student improve their referencing skills 7. Provides information for staff
8. Makes searching in a catalogue easier by using different search terms e.g. keyword, title, author, ISSN etc.
9. Allows students to search on other university and library databases so student have a wider range to search in
10. provides a feedback section so the site is always improving and students perspective is taken into consideration
Screen shot of http://www.medlineplus.gov/
People would use this website to find out information about drugs that have been prescribed to them. Patients would get this website from their GP.Reading One: "Finding what you want on the web"
The article by Bill Thomson is about searching effectively and not just using Google as your only search engine. Thompson explored many of the other search engines available and came to conclusions about them related to his specific use.
Reading Two: "Bare bones lesson 7: Basic search tips"
This lesson contained exactly what the title suggests. this was helpful to me personally because I have never really been shown how to get the most relevant results based on what my search terms were. An example of this is that I never knew to use "+" and "-" to force the inclusion and/or exclusion in searches.
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