During this week’s tutorial all UPCOOO4 students had to create 10 tips in which will help people/current students when looking for articles, books references etc while using the ecu library website. With these useful tips below that each student created, this will enable other students to gain and access information from the online ecu library at a faster rate, due to them knowing how to comfortably use the ecu online library.
Using this ecu library website: http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/
Steps/Tips in finding information on the online ecu library:
1) Depending on what type of information you a trying to find is the link you click on, on the ECU library website. For example if you are trying to find a journal article you would click on the link "journal article", then a heading of "I want to find journal articles using library databases . . . " will appear and underneath this will be other links on finding different journal articles. This process appears for all of the types of information you want to find.
2) When entering the topic you are looking for in the correct area, make sure you enter your topic correctly and use key words this will further advantage you in your research. By using key words this will enable you to find the precise information rather than other information/references appearing on the website.
3) After entering in the key words in which you are searching for, below on the same page are two boxes which you can choose to tick or not to tick. Basically these boxes can restrict the type of response you get once you start searching the key words you have entered into the specific area.
4) Before beginning your research a good idea would be to have all your information out in a visible place or if your information that is going to help you with your research is on the computer have your documents open, this will keep you on track an guide you when trying to find your information while researching through the online ecu library.
5)Another useful tip would also be that if the words that you have entered aren't coming up with the appropriate or useful information in which you want, then break down what your topic is about and try entering other words which are linked towards your topic. This will then bring familiar information to the viewer.
6) When you are searching for a book, Cd or journal article, just by typing in the keyword, subject, author, title or exam papers, information on what you are looking for will come up in an instant.
7) Tips in finding information on a certain topic through search engines and the ecu online library are that you can use either quotations marks [".."] or using the word "and" between keywords, this will give you specific feedback in response to your topic and will also narrow your information down.
8) An obvious tip would be to use proper spelling and vocabulary when searching for your required information. If a word is spelt incorrectly then you could receive other information that is nowhere near the topic you are trying to find specific information for.
9) When you are searching for a website through the online ECU library you know that you will receive recommended sources at a faster rate and it will be more reliable than other search engines such as Google or yahoo.
10) When searching for articles use references to locate the actual article.
Above is a screen shot of the ecu library website which with the 10 tips above will help you find the information you need
2) The second activity for the workshop/tutorial was to say what type of people would use the website; http://www.medlineplus.gov/.
In my opinion the people who would most prefer to use a website like this would be people who are sick, meaning they could be suffering from one the conditions that you can find information on, throughout this website. Also family members who have had past experiences or are currently having to deal with people they know and care about having a certain sickness. Generally most type of people mentioned above come to this type of website to be more familiar with the actual sickness that they know of someone having or them having it themself.
Other people who might refer to this website is doctors or nurses just wanting to check up on certain things that they may have forgotten or have not been informed about.
Above is a screenshot of medline.com. This is the website in which was discussed about on what type of people would use it and find it useful.
LECTURE
What were discussed were online libraries and databases which were briefly mentioned in the tutorial. We were informed on why we should use online libraries their advantages and their disadvantages, one point stood out to me which was an advantage which was that online libraries and databases are reachable 24/7 at anytime and at anyplace in which has a computer and the internet. Briefly mentioned was the types of online libraries available; text resporities, journals, electronic books and so forth. An example of a type of online library is http://www.vlib.org/. Near the end of the lecture we were notified about copyright in relation to online libraries and their resources and correct referencing which is important especially in ECU.
READINGS
In reading one "Finding what you want on the web" we discover that "Google" is a very handy and resourceful website. Without Google searching for certain topics and so forth would be much harder and different search engines would have to be used. Bill Thompson who wrote 'reading one' from the BBC news website also informs us on other search engines but he comes to the conclusion that some of the information comes from Google as well. For example using the search engine "yahoo" when information comes up some of it comes directly from Google.
In reading two "Basic search tips" we are notified on May useful search tips when entering our keywords of what we are looking for into say Google for example. An example of a useful search tip mentioned on this 'USC Beaufort library website' is Using the plus + and minus - signs in front of words to force their inclusion and/or exclusion in searches.
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