Where do you go to get information for a research

paper? 

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What did you do in High School? 

Internet Myths

• Everything worth finding is already on the Web.

• Google searches the whole Web.• The best information is found in the first 10

results.• Searching is easy.• Everything is free.• Everything is truthful, authoritative, accurate.

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Search engines only crawl 16-20% of the Internet.

“Why should you use the library?”

The Invisible Web

What is the Invisible Web?

There's information out there that is actually not indexed in the big search engines. Such Web pages are part of what's called the Dark, Deep, Hidden or Invisible Web.  

 http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/invisible-web

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“Why should you use the library?”

• Library Catalog• Books, E-books• Newspapers (current & historical)• Magazines• Journals• Media (documentaries, motion pictures, anime)• Over 200 Specialized Databases (images, statistics,

articles, primary documents, music, film scripts)• We subscribe to fee-based databases, we pay so you

don’t have to!• Archives• Special Collections

How is the library different than Google?

• Content is reviewed and recommended by librarians. Quality/reliable- the information is more reliable than information found on the Internet.

• Information is stable.• Organization-Materials arranged by standardized classification system

Uses universal cataloging systems that classify and organize all resources.The library is organized by LC (Library of Congress) call numbers

• Assistance-Help from  library staff can improve quality of research• Has knowledgeable reference librarians to help you locate resources. • Availability of historical items-Libraries keep & preserve materials• You are more likely to find academic or scholarly sources. These sources

will most likely be peer-reviewed.• Controlled vocabulary, thesaurus, subject headings

Google doesn’t have a OneCard…

…but you do!

Use your OneCard to access library resources from off-campus.