Lesson 3 a Internet as Nursing Resource

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Internet :

A Nursing Resource

How to Search Effectively


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Surfing is notsearching.


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Computers download

information

They do not teach you to think.

Computer education imparts technical

skills; It does not impart knowledge. John Rosemond


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Not all the information that existsin the world is on the Internet--

Not all the information that is on the

Internet is accurate.

Mrs. Kotsch


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An hour on the Web may not

answer a question that you couldfind within two minutes ofpicking up a reference book.


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Internet

is a short form of the technicalterm internetwork,

the result of interconnecting computer

networks with special gateways or

routers.

often referred to as the Net.

when referring to the entire global system

of IP networks, has been treated asa proper noun and written with an

initial capital letter.


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Internet

In the media and popular culture a trend

has also developed to regard it as a

generic term or common noun and thus

write it as "the internet", withoutcapitalization.

Some guides specify that the word should

be capitalized as a noun but not

capitalized as an adjective.


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Internet

a global system of interconnected computernetworks that use the standard InternetProtocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions ofusers worldwide.

It is a network ofnetworks that consists ofmillions of private, public, academic, business,and government networks, of local to globalscope, that are linked by a broad array of

electronic, wireless and optical networkingtechnologies.


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Internet

The Internet carries a vast range

of information resources and services,

such as the inter-linked hypertextdocuments of the World Wide

Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to

support electronic mail.


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World Wide Web

e Internet and the are not one and the same.

The Internet is a global data communications system.It is a hardware and software infrastructure thatprovides connectivity between computers.

In contrast, the Web is one of the servicescommunicated via the Internet.

It is a collection of interconnected documents andother resources, linked by hyperlinks and URLs.


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World Wide Web

In many technical illustrations when the

precise location or interrelation of Internet

resources is not important, extended

networks such as the Internet are oftendepicted as a cloud.

The verbal image has been formalized in the

newer concept of cloud computing.


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Depiction of the Internet as a cloudin

network diagrams


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URLs

Uniform Resource Locator

The web address that connects you with a website

Goes in the address bar at the top of the screen

Gives you information about the website


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Parts of a URL

http://www.starwars.com/seminars.html http://-- hypertext transfer protocol:

the language computers use to talk to one another

wwwworld wide web:

the body of informationconnected by the cables andcomputers of the

Internet starwars domain name:

the structured, alphabetic-based, unique name foracomputer onanetwork

.com top level domain:

gives an idea of where the document is stored /seminars file name:

a folder withina website

.html hypertext markup language:

the computerlanguage used to format documents


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Top Level Domains

.eduhigher education

.k-12elementary and secondary schools

.com commercial

.gov government agency

.milmilitary

.orggeneral noncommercial organization

.netcomputer network


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Who Pays ForThe Internet? Advertisers pay for Internet websites.

Popups and banners are trying to influence your spending

habits.

The information on commercial sites--.com

may bepresented in such a way as to encourage you to buy a

particular product.

Be wary of URLs with a ~ in the addressthis indicates a

personal homepage and does not guarnantee accuracy.


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How Do You Find What You

Need?

Libraries and department stores are planned.

No one is in charge of organizing the Internet.

Well-prepared searches will eliminate uselesshits and wasted time.


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Before you search, you

need to:

Prepare

Organize Combine


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Prepare

What do you need to know about your topic?

Make a list of all the terms connected with your topic.

Include names, organizations, and phrases.


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Organize

Make a list of the words that are critical to your

search.

Note terms that you dont want to see appear. Discard the rest.


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F

or exampleIf you are looking for information about life on the planetMars, you dont want sites popping up about the Romangod of war.

Put that in your list of words you dont want tosee.

What other words might be connected with your topic that

will send you to useless sites?


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Combine

Use Boolean operators to combine your most important

terms.

Most search tools offer some type of Boolean

search option as a way of constructing yourresearch question, and indicating the relationships

between your search terms.

Three common Boolean operators: AND, OR,

NOT (it's best to capitalize Boolean operators

because some search tools require it).


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Boolean operators

OR is used to join synonymous or related terms, andinstructs the search tool to retrieve any record thatcontains either (or both) of the terms, thus broadeningyour search results.

The OR operator is particularly useful when you areunsure of the words used to categorize your topic or ifinformation on your topic is even available.

If you are retrieving too few records, broaden your

search by adding a synonym with the BooleanOperatorOR.


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Boolean operators

AND is used to join words or phrases whenboth (or all) the terms must appear in theitems you retrieve.

This search query would return a muchsmaller set of records, and the items foundwould be more specific to your researchquestion.

If you are retrieving too many records, tryadding another search term with the BooleanOperatorAND.


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Boolean operators NOT is used to exclude a particular word or

combination of words from your search results.

If you are retrieving many records that are unrelated

to your topic, try using the NOT operator to eliminatea word.

This should be done cautiously, because as well as

deleting the unwanted items, such a search will also

eliminate records that discuss both the relevant topicas well as the unrelated topic.

Complex Boolean Searches


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For example

It is also possible to perform complex

Boolean searches in which more than one

Boolean Operator is used.

To do this, enclose the terms connected

with OR within parentheses.

For example:

(marijuana OR cannabis) AND

(therapeutic use OR medicinal use)

(Drug therapy NOT Prescription Drugs )


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What Do You Use To Search?

Search engines

Search directories

Metasearchers


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Search Engines

Are like the index in the back of a book

Let you search for specific words and topics

Use robots known as spiders to search for

information.

Example :

Alta Vista

Excite Hotbot

Infoseek


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Search Directories--Are like the table of contentsin front of a book

Let you search for concepts or subjectcategories

Go from general to specific.

Sites are added by people.

Example : Internet Public Library


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Instead of looking through thecategories in a search directory, youcan put in your terms in their searchbar, but it will only look through thesites that have been included withinthat directorynot the entire web,unless indicated.


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Metasearchers--

Sends your search terms to several other search

engines at once.

Gives an overview of a topic across the Internet.

Examples: Profusion

Dogpile

Metacrawler


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Remember. Hits are returned and ranked according to--

How many times terms appear on the page

How often terms appear

How close terms are to each other

How near the top of the page the terms are found

The best results will appear on the first page or two

of hits

No two search engines are alike. Try anothersearch engine, or rephrase your terms if you dont

get good results.


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More Searching Help--

7 Steps to Better Searching


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Before you start

using theinformation--

EVALUATE!


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Who is the author?

Is he an authority on the subject?

Does she have an e-mail address?


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Is the information accurate?

Can it be verified in an encyclopedia?

Is it relevant to your topic?

Does the author indicate where he found the

information?


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Is the information prejudiced?

Is it trying to persuade you to another

point of view?

Is it trying to persuade you to buy a

product?


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Is the information current?

When was the last time the website was

updated?

Are the links broken?


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Evaluation Website

Quality Information Checklist

Benefits of Colloidal Silver

Burger King Introduces


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Copyright Issues

What can you copy?

Give credit to what you have used.


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Copyright

Is the legal right of an author or artist to control the copying and

use of their creative works.

Taking something without permission is theft, including text and

pictures from the Internet.

Using someone elses words without giving credit is called

plagiarism.

Fair Use concept lets teachers and students use portions of

copyrighted works without permission.


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What is protected by

copyright?

Literary works

Computer software

Musical works Dramatic works

Motion pictures

Sound recordings


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Before you copy, check the

FairUse Guidelines:

Am I using this for a nonprofit, educational

purpose?

Am I only using a small portion?

Will the creator be deprived of future profits?


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What can students copy?

A single , hard copy for personal or educational use.

Limited amounts of websites.

Copies cannot be used for public or commercial use.

Students must cite the source of their information.

For multi-media projects: Video clips10% or three minutes

Music10% but no more than 30 seconds.

Text10% or 1000 words


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For copyright help, refer to:

The diocesan copyright policy

COPYRIGHT FOR SCHOOLS, by Carol

Simpson Copyright Bay

Copyright Kids

Cyberbee Copyright


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Citing a website

Last name, first name of author.If there is no author listed, begin with the title.

Title of article within the website.Put quote marks around the title

Name of website.Underline the name

Date article was written.Put the date first, then abbreviate the month.

Date you accessed the article. URL.If the URL wont fit on one line, break it at a slash. Include the entire URL, not just the one for the

home page.


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More Help ForWorks Cited:

MLA Style

Citation Machine


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Example:

Adams, Joyce. How Vatican II changed the face of the

Catholic Church. Catholic News Service. 2 Sept. 2003.

13 Oct. 2003 .


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Staying Safe On-line

Dont give out personal information. (phone number, address, pictures)

Use Christian courtesy in e-mails and chat rooms.

Dont arrange to meet with someone from online without tellingyour parents.

Do tell your parents about inappropriate websites that you run

across.

Be careful what you post in a public forum.

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Remember:

You leave electronic footprintswherever you go on the web.


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Internet resources for nurses and

nursing students: A sampling of sites

NLMGateway

This site is a handy entry point for searching the manyvaluable resources at the National Library of Medicine.

It provides a global search function for Pubmed, PubmedCentral, and Medline Plus, all of which are discussedbelow. Search results are divided into the followingcategories: bibliographic, consumer health, and otherinformation resources.

The NLM Gateway is an excellent place to begin a searchof health-related governmentinformation. Access:http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd.


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Resources for medical professionals andresearchers

Agency forHealthcare Research and Quality

(AH

RQ). This federal agency both conducts andsponsors research on healthcare quality, safety, andcost-effectiveness.(http://www.ahrq.gov/about/nursing/), which outlinesthe roles ofAHRQ nurses, provides a listing of Web

tools and resources for nurses, and includesinformation on funding for research.

Access:http://www.ahrq.gov/ .


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Pubmed

A service of the National Library of Medicine, thisresource offers an index to more than 15 millioncitations from Medline for biomedical articles,

including nursing, dating back to the 1950s. It also links to the full text of articles and

nongovernmental Web resources. Choose Booksfrom the search box menu and search the NCBIBookshelfa free, full-text collection of biomedical

books. Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/.


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Healthfinder.

This consumer health information site is maintained

by the National Health Information Center of the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services.

It is a hand-selected directory of the health related

Web sites of more than 1,500 organizations

government, nonprofit, and educational. Also

available in Spanish.

Access: http://healthfinder.gov.


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Centers for Disease Control (CDC) andPrevention.

The CDCs mission is to monitor public health, putforth prevention initiatives, investigate health

problems, and promote healthy behaviors. Its Web site provides information on specific health

and safety topics, a public health image library, andstate and national data sets on health and disease.

Its A to Z index is a convenient way to findstatistical and other information on specificconditions.

Access: http://www.cdc.gov/.


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National Institutes ofHealthHealth

Information.

Another directory of consumer healthinformation, this site has a simple design, and

is organized by conditions, body systems, type

of patient, etc.

It also provides links to MedlinePlus and tospecific institutes within NIH.

Access: http://health.nih.gov/.


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Nongovernmental portals (http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcnurs/).

Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/home/ .

Hardin MD. The MD stands for Meta DirectoryAccess:http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html .

HealthWeb

Access:http://healthweb.org/index.cfm .

Mayo Clinic: Tools forHealthier Lives.

Access: http://www.mayoclinic.com.

Nursing Specialties and diseaseAccess: http://www.alz.org/.

Access:http://www.oncolink.com

Access: http://www.csuchico.edu/~horst/index.html .

Online forums and discussion lists Nursing DiscussionForums.http://nursing.buffalo.edu/mccartny/nursing_discussion_forums.html.

Nursing Email DiscussionLists.http://nursing.buffalo.edu/mccartny/nursing_discussion_forums.html#1.

Skepticism in Nursing Discussionforum.http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/skepticrn/ .

HardinMD. The MD stands for Meta Directory


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Knowledge is power.

Rules.


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Works Cited

Books Jones, Debra. Exploring the Internet. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers,

Inc., 1999.

Simpson, Carol, and McElmeel, Sharron L. Internet for Schools: A PracticalGuide, 3rd ed. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Publishing,Inc., 2000.

Websites Adams, Helen, and Beyers, Catherine. Lesson 2: Finding Information

on the Internet. American Library Association. Dec. 15, 2003..


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Dodge, Bernie. Seven Steps to Better Searching. San Diego State

University College of Education. July 8, 1999. 15N

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