Navigating the Digital Libraryby Tom Johnson |
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We all use search engines today as our digital card catalogs. Ah, but which of the more than 2,000 search engines for you? Google?
That only connects you *TO* 10-12 percent of the content on the Internet. How about all the data hidden behind firewalls requiring a login? Will your search engine unlock those doors? And then, once you've found what you were looking for, what are the latest bookmarking tools to use so you can get back to those pages?
Wait! There's more! Are you making notes regarding the contents of those sites? Great. But how will you save and organize them? We will spend a fast and rich hour introducing the basics of Search-Save-Retrieve for first-timers to Gold Rush Writers, along with reviewing for repeat participants what has evolved since we met last spring.
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