Using the internet and library to research topics

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Using the internet and library to research topics

• Prepared by Colin Browne

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Wikipedia is an internet encyclopedia

• Sometimes a good source of information is the
  internet.
• But you cant always trust the internet.
• Wikipedia often can be trusted.
• Usually you can trust a source if they give
  citations (??).
• You can check these citations to see if they are
  scientific.

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Here is the URL
Here is the search box
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Put some topics into the search box. Eg
organisms Environment Click go
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Ýou might get this page. Then click on Google
Search
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This page comes up. Click on Organism - Wikipedia
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This page has lots of information and links.
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Go to Hallym library home page. Click on WEB DB
Go to Hallym library home page. Click on WEB DB
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Scroll down this page
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Click on Science Direct
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Here is the general search page
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Enter keywords
Enter search terms here
Keywords are words which you are likely to find
in your topic. Eg. organism, ecosystem
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You can use other important words to search more
Here are lots of papers which include the
topics
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You can use other important words to search more
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You can use other important words to search more
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You can read a summary of the article
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If you like the summary you can go to the full
text
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Hints

• Look for articles written by Koreans or other
  non-English speakers.
• Look for articles that you understand with only a
  little work.