Websites vs Databases

8/7/2019 Websites vs Databases

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What they areWhen to Use ThemAnd Why


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Definition

A search engine is a service that utilizes acomputer program to search the Internet and identify items that match the characters and

keywords entered by a user.


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Use proprietary computer programs to find itemsthat mat ch the keywords entered.

These programs use spiders to crawl over the worldwide web to find information.

S piders (also called web crawlers) are spe cific to asear ch engine, ie. Google makes sure its spiders are

programmed to find sour ces they own to list first intheir results.


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Google

Alta Vista

Dogpile

Bing


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FREE to anyone with computer a cc ess

Can find information on:

-Organizations

-Groups(ie. So

cial Networking Sites)-Businesses

-Personal Web Pages


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FREE to anyone withcomputer a cc ess.

Information notorganized ~ difficult to narrow downresults and find relevant materials .


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Limited quality control-open to consumer influen ce

(ie. Wikepedia)-open to business influen ces

(ie. Wikepedia)

Information not stable~ location and content continually change.


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Anyone can create their own Website

http://www.smokershistory. com/

Anyone can say they are someone else andcreate their own website.

http://www.rythospital. com/2008/


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WHOWHATWHENWHEREWHY


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Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?

Is a biography of the author in cluded? Howcan I find out more about the author?

http://www.dhmo.org/


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Wha t does the author say is the purpose of the site? What else might the author have in

mind for the site? What information isincluded and d oes this information d ifferfrom other sites ?

http://www.thedogisland. com


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When was the site c reate d?

http://www.dreamweaverstudios. com/moonbeam/moon.htm

When was the site last up d ate d?http://nssd c.gsf c .nasa.gov/planetary/planets/m

oonpage.html


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Wher e does the information come from?Where can I look to find out more about the

sponsor of the site?

www.martinlutherking.org

http://shardsoglass. com


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http://www.intute.a c.uk/

www.s cirus.com

http://lii.org/

http://s cholar.google. com


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Why is this information useful for my

purpose?

Why should I use this information?

Why is this page better than another?


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C om plete publ ic ation information may not be avai lable for a We b site; provi d ewhat is given.

E ntire Internet Site: S c ho lar ly Proje c t or Professiona l Site [5 .9.2]

Title of the Site. Editor. Date and/or Version Number. Name of Sponsoring Institution. Date of A cc ess .

Encyclopedia Mythi ca. 2004. 13 May 2004 .

Doc ument from a We b Site [5 .9.1]

Author. "Title of Web Page." Title of the Site. Editor. Date and/or Version Number. Name of Sponsoring

Institution. Date of A cc ess .Sherman, Chris. " Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About U RL." Sear chEngineWat ch. Ed. Danny Sullivan. 24Aug. 2004. 4 Sept. 2004 .


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www.s cirus.com

Databases like the ones Rangeviewsubs cribes to :EB SC O (Magazine Arti c les)/Ameri c anHistory/Ameri c an Government/ an d Wor ld History will allcite sour ces for you.

http://rangeview.aurorak12.org/


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Definition

A database is a collection of electronicinformation organized in a way that allows auser to easily retrieve information.

Databases are usually collections of journal and magazine articles, reviews, and abstracts.


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EBSCO (E dward B . Stephens C ompany)

Atomi c Learning

Discovery (United Streaming)

ABC-CLIO


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Costly~ tens of thousands of

dollars

Yearly Renewals

Do not own the material


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Costly~ tens of thousands of

dollars

Yearly Renewals

Do not own the material


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Information is reviewed(Legitimate Sour ces)

Information is organized(Relevant Sour ces)

Information is stable(No outside a cc ess/influen ce)

Documents

Websites vs Databases