~Using Online Libraries and Databases~
Lecture
Today’s Lecture was on Online Libraries.
Online Libraries
Advantages of Online Libraries
· Convenient
· Access to many varieties of information
· Up to date information
· Easy on the hand
· 24/7 Access
Disadvantages of Online Libraries
· You are unable to narrow your search on some search engines
· Hidden information you need to subscribe for that specific information
Types of Online Libraries
· Online Text Repositories –
· Online Journals –
· Electronic Books –
· Musical
· Artwork
Limitations of Online Libraries
· Subscriptions
· Copies of information maybe reduced ( giving you a unclear picture of the information you were wanting)
· Not updated on a regular basis
Referencing Online Libraries
· Referencing is very important
· Correct and Accurate referencing is vital
· Deduction on assignments for incorrect referencing
· The quality of your referencing will contribute to the mark of your assignment
Copyright Issues
· Copyright is not needed for notes
· The use of artwork and music is copyright
· Text is only out of copyright if the author has been dead for many years
· IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR COPYRIGHT PERMISSION
Online Databases
What are Online Databases?
· Similar to online libraries
· Data collection focus
· Search and Browse facilities
· Data collection and Distribution
Types of Databases
· People Searches
· E-mail Directories
· Genealogy Resources
· Maps and Atlases
· Government Information and Statistics
· News and Media
Advantages of Databases
· Comprehensive
· Current
· Browse able
· Searchable
· 24/7 Access
· Electronically Formatted
Online Libraries
Advantages of Online Libraries
· Convenient
· Access to many varieties of information
· Up to date information
· Easy on the hand
· 24/7 Access
Disadvantages of Online Libraries
· You are unable to narrow your search on some search engines
· Hidden information you need to subscribe for that specific information
Types of Online Libraries
· Online Text Repositories –
· Online Journals –
· Electronic Books –
· Musical
· Artwork
Limitations of Online Libraries
· Subscriptions
· Copies of information maybe reduced ( giving you a unclear picture of the information you were wanting)
· Not updated on a regular basis
Referencing Online Libraries
· Referencing is very important
· Correct and Accurate referencing is vital
· Deduction on assignments for incorrect referencing
· The quality of your referencing will contribute to the mark of your assignment
Copyright Issues
· Copyright is not needed for notes
· The use of artwork and music is copyright
· Text is only out of copyright if the author has been dead for many years
· IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR COPYRIGHT PERMISSION
Online Databases
What are Online Databases?
· Similar to online libraries
· Data collection focus
· Search and Browse facilities
· Data collection and Distribution
Types of Databases
· People Searches
· E-mail Directories
· Genealogy Resources
· Maps and Atlases
· Government Information and Statistics
· News and Media
Advantages of Databases
· Comprehensive
· Current
· Browse able
· Searchable
· 24/7 Access
· Electronically Formatted
Disadvantages of Databases
· Many databases are subscription only
· Lots of advertising
· Difficult to navigate
· Information overload
Summary
· Online databases and libraries are an extremely useful source of information
· Very similar
· Subscription only for many, also many available for free
· Up to date information
· Vital for university research
Five things I learnt from the lecture and the tutorial.
· Many databases are subscription only
· Lots of advertising
· Difficult to navigate
· Information overload
Summary
· Online databases and libraries are an extremely useful source of information
· Very similar
· Subscription only for many, also many available for free
· Up to date information
· Vital for university research
Five things I learnt from the lecture and the tutorial.
1. That there are many different online libraries and databases
2. How to search for information using ECU Library
3. There are many ways to search for one thing using one website
4. The internet is broader then what I think and it is expanding every day
5. You can do so much by using a computer it's amazing
Tutorial
In today’s Tutorial we had a workshop to work through which helped us understand how to use online libraries and databases. We used the ECU Library and MEDline Plus, which is a online government website that helps people who are researching health issues and drugs.
ECU Library
http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/
This is where I used main search on the homepage, which looks for books, journals and other forms of information that the library has by using the keyword that you typed in. if what I was looking for did not come up in my keyword search I then expanded my search using the narrow search (which is a link above the main search on the homepage titled: Quick Catalogue Search). In the quick catalogue search it specifies my search by giving me more options to choose from to search, including keywords, title or exam papers, author, journal titles and many more.
I looked through the Ebook, which is a online library that if you can’t make it to the library you can read the books you need to online. Which is a great idea for when there are a lot of people doing an assignment and need the same book as you, the book is at the library and you just download the pages to your computer and read it on the screen. Helps the library out and also the student, the library still has their book on the shelf and the student has the information at their fingertips and can go back and refer to the text at any time instead of having to get it out at the library again or wait around for the book.
2. How to search for information using ECU Library
3. There are many ways to search for one thing using one website
4. The internet is broader then what I think and it is expanding every day
5. You can do so much by using a computer it's amazing
Tutorial
In today’s Tutorial we had a workshop to work through which helped us understand how to use online libraries and databases. We used the ECU Library and MEDline Plus, which is a online government website that helps people who are researching health issues and drugs.
ECU Library
http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/
This is where I used main search on the homepage, which looks for books, journals and other forms of information that the library has by using the keyword that you typed in. if what I was looking for did not come up in my keyword search I then expanded my search using the narrow search (which is a link above the main search on the homepage titled: Quick Catalogue Search). In the quick catalogue search it specifies my search by giving me more options to choose from to search, including keywords, title or exam papers, author, journal titles and many more.
I looked through the Ebook, which is a online library that if you can’t make it to the library you can read the books you need to online. Which is a great idea for when there are a lot of people doing an assignment and need the same book as you, the book is at the library and you just download the pages to your computer and read it on the screen. Helps the library out and also the student, the library still has their book on the shelf and the student has the information at their fingertips and can go back and refer to the text at any time instead of having to get it out at the library again or wait around for the book.
We had to use ECU Library to locate a journal
Using MetaQuest is a search engine on the Library, which searches up to 10 databases simultaneously.
Using MEDline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov) is a great website if you want to research any medical and health issue everything that’s in the Medical Encyclopedia, Drugs and Supplements and Health topics for conditions, disease and wellness. I researched Diabetes to see what interesting information they had on the website. I am diabetic and it was interesting to read and view documents that give it to you straight forward, rather then in doctors terms. To see pictures of what is happening to people’s bodies when diabetes occurs and the procedures it takes to control diabetes, puts things into perspective when you don’t really understand a diesease.using the interactive tutorials is a great way to get specific information about certain diesease and conditions, tests and diagnostic procedures, surgury and traetment procedures and prevention and wellbeing.so for anything you wish to know about health issues, diagnostic prcedures and treatment procedures this is a great website available for all ages.
Anyone could use this site, for any purpose, for looking up research on disease or drugs for a assignment or just for general knowledge, some symptoms of diseases and what some drugs could do to you, anyone wanting to know the new medical topics and just people in general who have an interest in medicine. Doctors, hospitals even chemists could use this website for information about a patient’s situation and help with some more understandings with new drugs on the market. This site is a very useful website helping everyone in general, with descriptions and pictures on all topics, explaining topics in the simple texts, so everyday society can understand what they are talking about.
Readings
"Finding what you want on the web" is a written article on how a man has made a new year resolution to advance information search on the internt using search engines and dircetories. Instead of using Google the most common search engine of the internet, there are more search engines out there, giving different information them that of google. By using different search engines for example yahoo or all the web, you will get a variety of information from different websites regarding the information you are searching for.
"Bare Bones Lesson 7: Basic Search Tips" is a website to help you create an advanced search for the information you require. Using +, - and "quotation marks" along with keywords and phases, gives the search engine more to information to search with, giving you a larger range of websites.
Emma
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