Information Literacy Lesson 2
What are plain language searches?
a simple word, phrase, or question. It's the most common way to search any website or search engine.
Which of the following uses the operators "and", "or", and "not" to get more exact search results?
boolean logic
Truncation and wildcards work well in databases and some search engines to help ___ your search
broaden
Where is the Penn Foster Library and how is it best searched?
can be accessed via the Library link on your student portal best searched by program, course, or assignment
Wildcards in an Internet search use
characters or symbols that replace one letter of a word
List some examples of keyword searches
children's nutrition managing emotions at work antivirus protection
Why should you have a library card?
Access online databases Place holds on materials Provide the library with purchasing suggestions for future materials Request resources via interlibrary loan
Display
Pages are sorted and ranked by relevance/ displayed on a page (such as the number of times word(s) appear on a page).
Locate
Pages containing word(s) searched for are located
What's an example of a plain language search?
Passport renewal
Which symbols are used in a truncation search?
* $ ! # ?
Penn Foster's online library provides the following services:
- access to more than 3500 links to articles, ebooks, websites - info that's regularly updated and organized by subject and course of study - tips on how to cite sources, evaluate info on the internet, and write your research paper - "ask a librarian"
List the top domain names that are in website addresses and state what they each mean (.gov, .edu, and so on).
.com = commercial .gov = govt .org = nonprofit .edu = educational .au = australia .ca = canada .jp = japan
Parts of a search engine
1. query 2. additional search types 3. # of indexed results 4. Sponsored listings/ advertisements 5. Organic search engine results 6. Suggested keywords/ related searches
List the questions that need to be asked to determine the suitability of a source.
1. who authored the source? 2. why was the source created? 3. what are the source's bibliographic citations? 4. who is the audience? 5. when was the source published? 6. how accurate is the source? 7. what is the top-level domain name of its URL?
what is worldcat and what is it best used for?
An international database of libraries and their catalogs that have registered with WorldCat Great way to locate books and research from all over the United States and abroad
Crawl
Automated spiders "crawl" (or systematically browse) websites and build lists of keywords.
Basic Tasks of search engines
Crawl Index Match Locate Display
Match
Entries in the database are matched when users conduct searches.
Safari prefers which search engine?
List the internet browsers and which search engines they prefer
Google Chrome prefers Google. Internet Explorer prefers Bing. Microsoft Edge prefers Bing. Safari prefers Google.
Which of the following is an example of a plain language search?
How do I create a menu for a daycare center?
Which of the following options are available under "Filters" in Expanded Academic ASAP?
Only full text, peer-reviewed, contains images
what is DuckDuckGo?
Metasearch engine Searches a number of crowdsourced websites including Bing, Yahoo!, and Yandex, and presents search results in order of most relevant content, rather than most popular content
what is bing and what does it offer?
Offers related search ideas and search suggestions as you type in the search bar; can say how many results you'd like displayed on one page
What is the Expanded Academic ASAP and what kind of searches can it perform?
Penn Foster Digital Library's database of scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers periodical index and a repository of full-text articles
Index
Select information is sent to the search engine's database to be indexed.
Additional search types
The different types of information you can search for your topic, such as news, videos, and so on.
. What is a search engine query?
The topic you searched for
Which of the following is also known as Internet address?
URL
What are "wildcards," and why would you use them?
Uses characters or symbols that replace one letter of a word. This is useful if a word is spelled in different ways, but still has the same meaning. * $ ! # ? ex: wom!n --> will find woman, women
What is truncation?
Uses characters or symbols to replace end letters in searches or add them to find something specific
Many search engines will not recognize + or - unless you're searching in
advanced search
In boolean logic, the term OR will find...
all the records that contain EITHER term and typically used with synonyms
List the Boolean operators
and or not
A search engine that "crawls" uses
automated spiders that systematically browse websites and build lists of keywords
___ will read + and - properly, but ___ won't
databases search engines
Why is it best to put searches in databases in quotation marks (" ")?
ensures concept will be searched as a whole
Lakota is buying a new laptop. He wants to use Google as his main search engine. He should be sure which internet browser(s) are loaded on his computer?
google chrome or safari
Examples of common search engines include
google, bing, yahoo
Number of indexed results
how many web pages were found on your topic
In Expanded Academic ASAP and other periodical databases, it's best to put your exact phrase
in quotation marks
Databases, though on the Internet, search only
information contained within the database
For databases, it's best to use a ___ search
keyword
What is Boolean logic and which words are used in Boolean searches?
logic sequence that uses the words and, or, not (also called operators) to get more exact search results
Which of the following allows you to search several search engines at once?
metasearch
DuckDuckGo is a/an
metasearch engine
Cora is using a search engine to find organic results. What's she looking for?
non-paid-for search results
Organic search engine results
non-paid-for search results
In boolean logic, the term AND will find...
only the records that have ALL the words and phrases
Suggested keywords/ related searches
other terms you can use to search for you topics
Sponsored links are the same as
paid advertisements
Sponsored listings/ advertisements
paid-for search results
Which of the following consists of a simple word, phrase, or question?
plain language search
Which of the following is the most common way to search any website or search engine?
plain language search
Which of the following would you read to get an idea of a source's purpose and viewpoint?
preface or abstract
The Penn Foster Library is best searched by
program, course, assignment
What are databases and what are they used for?
provide organized info about related subjects NOT search engines Search only info contained within database and generally not the entire internet like a search engine does
NoodleTools is a website that
provides educational tools, software, and information for students
If Linda wants to use an academic search engine, which of the following should she select?
refseek
Which of the following provides organized information about related subjects?
research database
. Define NoodleTools and state what it's used for.
responsive, user-friendly research management platform Educational tools, software, and information for students Guidance on when to use what search engine
Google scholar is best used for
scholarly resources, including articles and theses that span countless disciplines
In Expanded Academic ASAP, choosing only peer-reviewed articles indicates that you'll
see only articles containing information that has been evaluated and verified by experts in a field
Most databases will not correct ___ for you
spelling
An Internet browser is
the connection "tool" you use to browse the Internet
In boolean logic, the term NOT will find...
the first term is searched, the any records containing the term AFTER the operator NOT are subtracted from results
Using a minus (-) sign before a keyword search indicates that
the word following the "-" is to be excluded from search
What is an internet browser?
tools you use to connect to the Internet from any device—they're how you connect to the Internet.
Why would plus (+) and minus (-) signs be used in an Internet search?
word following + is mandatory word following - is to be excluded from search
Truncation, in an Internet search, can be used to help with
words that are spelled differently, but mean the same thing
