Internet Resources
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sessions provided by authorized eMINTS instructors and staff and may not be
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Session Resources
Information Literacy
Langford, L. (1998). Information Literacy: A Clarification . This article first appeared in School Libraries Worldwide, 4(1) 59-72.
http://www.fno.org/oct98/clarify.html
American Association of School Librarians Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/informationpower/InformationLiteracyStandards_final.pdf
Koch, M. (2001, Spring). Information Literacy: Where Do We Go from Here? Technos: Quarterly for Education and Technology .
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HKV/is_1_10/ai_73711455
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Learning for the 21st Century. A Report and Mile Guide for 21st Century Skills .
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/images/stories/otherdocs/P21_Report.pdf
Organizing Internet Resources
Backflip
http://www.backflip.com
A free online bookmarking service that is operated by volunteers.
iKeepBookmarks
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com
A web-based bookmark manager that allows individuals to upload, and store bookmarks on the web with no user fees.
PortaPortal
http://www.portaportal.com
Portaportal is a web-based bookmarking utility that enables storage of links to favorite websites online. It allows for guest log-in by using a guest password. Free accounts include Google advertisements.
Social Bookmarking Tools
Blog Marks
http://blogmarks.net/
BlogMarks is a collaborative link management project based on sharing and key-word tagging. Built on the concepts of blogs, BlogMarks is an open and free technology. Users can access their favorite URL's from any computer and share their favorites with other users.
BuddyMarks
http://www.buddymarks.com/
BuddyMarks enables users to store all of their bookmarks online so they are accessible from any computer connected to the Internet. Users can share all or select bookmarks with friends. Organization of bookmarks into categories is accomplished by using tags which also allows users to locate bookmarked pages through tag, category or title searches.
Del.icio.us
http://del.icio.us/
The primary use of del.icio.us is to store bookmarks online rendering them accessible form any computer connected to the Internet. In addition, users can organize bookmarks with tags, view other user’s bookmarks, share bookmarks with them and browse or search bookmarks stored in del.icio.us.
Look Smart FURL
http://www.furl.net/
Bookmarks can be stored, organized, shared and searched with Furl. Users determine which bookmarks will be shared and which will be kept private. An additional feature is the ability to save a copy of a webpage.
Stumble Upon
http://www.stumbleupon.com/
Stumble Upon enables users to share and search bookmarks saved by other users.
Conducting Effective and Efficient Internet Searches
Search Engines
Alta Vista
http://www.altavista.com
Google™
http://www.google.com
Google™ Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/
A search engine that locates refereed and reviewed articles and documents.
The Specialized Search Engines and Directories Page
http://Webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html
This site provides links to sites containing specific information that may not turn up in a general search with standard search engines. Use it to find specific items like newspaper articles, maps, photographs and much more.
Directories
eThemes
http://www.emints.org/ethemes
Google™ Directory
http://www.google.com/dirhp
Library of Congress American Memory Directory
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
Yahoo! Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/
Metasearch Engines
Clusty
http://clusty.com/
Dogpile
http://www.dogpile.com/
Ixquick
http://www.us.ixquick.com/
Vivisimo
http://vivisimo.com
Searching Tips
Art, Design, Architecture & Media Information Gateway (ADAM). Boolean Searching.
http://adam.ac.uk/info/boolean.html
Bergman, M. (2004, December). Guide to Effective Searching of the Internet – 2005. Bright Planet.
http://www.brightplanet.com/pdf/SearchTutorial.pdf
Chamberlain, E. (October 27, 2005). Bare Bones Lesson 6: Creating a search Strategy. University of South Carolina Beaufort Libraries.
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/lesson6.shtml
Dodge, B. (1999). Before You Search.
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/stepzero.html
Dodge, B. (2005). Four NETS for Better Searching.
http://Webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/fournets.htm
Start Narrow, find Exact phrases, Trim back the URL, look for Similar pages.
SBC Knowledge Network Explorer. (2003). Effective Search Strategies.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/internet/search-strategies.htm
Scuderi, J. (1998). A Guide to Effective Online Searches. IT Times 7(2) University of California: Internship and Career Center.
http://ittimes.ucdavis.edu/v7n2/search.html
Taylor, J.W. (2003). Conducting Effective Web Searches. University of Tennessee.
http://web.utk.edu/~jwei/WebQuest/sitemap/search.htm
Vidmar, D. (2005). Tips to Effective Internet Searching. Southern Oregon University.
http://www.sou.edu/library/searchtools/searchtips.html
Wright, C. (June, 2001). Developing Effective Search Strategies. Education and Behavioral Sciences Library. Pennsylvania State University Libraries.
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/ebsl/vocab.htm
Student Skill Development and Access to Resources
Note-taking Tools
George Mason University. Zoetero. Center for History and New Media.
http://www.zotero.org
This tool is a Firefox extension that must be downloaded and installed on the computer. It helps users collect, manage, and cite research sources. All information is stored on the Zoetero server and is accessible to users through the web browser.
MyNoteIt.com. My Note It.
http://www.mynoteit.com/index.php
This site enables online storage and sharing of notes. Documents can be uploaded to My Note It and notes may be accessed from a mobile phone.
University of Kansas: ALTEC. NoteStar.
http://notestar.4teachers.org
This tool is an Internet utility to assist in the preparation of research. Teachers and students set up research projects with topics and sub-topics. Students may then take advantage of NoteStar's many features to collect and organize their notes and prepare their bibliography.
Resource Citation Tools
Abilock, D. (1996). Noodle Tools Quick Cite.
http://www.noodletools.com/quickcite/citwww1.html
MLA citations can be created by completing a form with this tool. Once the citation is created users cut/paste the citation into a document.
George Mason University. Zoetero. Center for History and New Media.
http://www.zotero.org
This tool is a Firefox extension that must be downloaded and installed on the computer. It helps users collect, manage, and cite research sources. All information is stored on the Zoetero server and is accessible to users through the web browser.
ImagineEasy, LLC. Easy Bib.
http://www.easybib.com
This citation tool creates APA and MLA citations and keeps a record of the citations for later use. It is a free utility that can be upgraded for additional features and functions with a paid subscription.
Warlick, D. & The Landmark Project. Citation Machine.
http://citationmachine.net
Citation machine is an online tool that enables users to create MLA and APA citations. The user completes a form, submits the information and performs a copy/paste function to place the citation in a document.
Tools for Creating Pre-selected Resource Lists
AT & T Knowledge Ventures. Filamentality.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/
Offers a form to complete that generates a webpage in the format of a Hotlist, Scrapbook, Hunt, Sampler or WebQuest.
University of Kansas: ALTEC. TrackStar.
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp
Allows teachers to easily put up a list of links for their students to use.
General Resources
American Library Association. (1989). Presidential Committee on Information Literacy: Final Report.
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/whitepapers/presidential.htm
International Society for Technology in Education. (2000). National Educational Technology Standards for Students.
http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_stands.htm
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Missouri Show-Me Standards.
http://dese.mo.gov/standards/
National Academy of Sciences. (1995). A New Model for Education.
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/techgap/newmodel.html
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