Using the World Wide Web |
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To Use or Not to Use |
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"My instructor says I can't use Web sources for my paper. What can I do?" |
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Ask your instructor to clarify this, because there are really 'two Webs.' There is the public Web that search engines find, and there's the "invisible Web," which contains special web sources the library buys that only the Miami Dade College community can access and use for research. |
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Go with the strengths of the public Web: |
There may be better places to look than the public Web: |
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for very current information such as news, sports scores, weather, stock quotes |
to find articles in scholarly journals |
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to use online job postings, shopping, auctions, or travel services |
to find articles published in popular magazines |
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to obtain information on colleges, museums, non-profit organizations, or companies |
to search databases that index articles in many academic disciplines |
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to research a well-known event or individual |
to locate the full text of articles or books that are copyrighted |
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