Contextualized Online Search and Research Skills
It is a method of enhancing web-based search results depending on the information offered in the context. It is also the technique of interactively looking for and retrieving required information from online databases using a computer. With the introduction of speedier databases and clever workstations in the 1980s, interactive searches became conceivable.
What is Internet Research?
Internet Research is a process of acquiring and collecting information via the internet utilizing search engines such as Google.
Search Engine is a program that allows people to look for information on the internet.
Examples of Search Engines:
1. Google
Google is the most popular search engine on the planet. It is the world’s most widely used search engine.
2. Youtube
It is one of the largest and most popular online video sharing sites in the world, where you may search for various media content videos. YouTube is also referred to as a Google subsidiary.
3. Yahoo
It is a YAHOO! search engine with an average 2 percent market share holed because it is one of the most popular email providers by it.
4. Bing
It offers a wide range of searches, including web, video, and image searches. Look up maps. It is also a well-known search engine around the world.
5. DuckDuckGo
This search engine website has the advantage of having a clean interface, does not track users, and is not overburdened with advertisements.
6. Yandex
In Russia, this search engine is widely used. It was created by a Russian multinational technology business.
7. Ask
It’s a website where you may ask and answer questions. It was originally intended to be a primary search engine.
8. Wolfram Alpha
This is a one-of-a-kind search engine that uses computational expertise to provide data and facts on a variety of topics.
Online Research
- Consider posing a question. Concentrate on a question you’d like answered.
- Reduce the scope. Search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo use a number of filters to select the best result for you.
- Advanced Lookup. The most effective approach to filter the
Using advanced search, you can retrieve information from search engines. You will be able to filter out information that you do not require. - Seek for reliable sources. Some wikis, despite having up-to-date material, are not reliable sources. Check when utilizing wikis.
out the referenced text’s link - Credit is due. Give credit where credit is due.
The page’s or information’s author. You can use the format below to properly cite a source.
Tips for Effective Internet Research
1. Know what kind of research you want to do.
2. Make a list of keywords you will use in your search.
3. Enclose keywords in quotation marks.
4. Use the minus sign (-).
5. Try specialized search engines.
6. Skim through search results web pages.
7. Bookmark
8. Review your bookmarks.
Copyright Issues
We can obtain millions of pieces of information from the internet. Some of this data is available for free, while others are not. Copyright legislation protects them.
What is Copyright?
The owner of the rights to an original work, such as books, musical works, films, paintings, and other works, as well as computer programs, is protected by copyright. This original work is known as intellectual property, and it is protected under Republic Act 8293, often known as the “Philippine Intellectual Property Code.”
Copyright Infringement
This occurs when a copyrighted work is used without the author’s or copyright holder’s authorization. Anyone who violates a protected labor right could face legal consequences.
Fair Use
Fair use is defined as the use of copyrighted material for non-commercial purposes such as remark, teaching, critique, news reporting, research, and scholarship.
Only 5% of the material of a reference can be copied in fair use. There must be a secondary use agreement and charge if less than 20% of the reference is copied. If 20% or more of the reference is duplicated, the creative work must be purchased.
Guidelines for Fair Use
- Majority of the contents created must be yours.
- Give credit to the owner.
- Don’t make profit of the copyrighted work.
It’s not that we use technology, we live technology.
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