CPUT Logo
Information Sources:

Internet
   
 

Main Contents Page

About Information Literacy

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

Information finding tools:

- Catalogue

- DDC (Dewey) system

- The Internet

- Databases (incl CD Rom)

Searching techniques:

- Boolean Logic

- Truncation/wildcards

- Phrase searching

Information sources:

- Dictionaries

- Encyclopaedias

- Atlases

- Books

- Periodicals/Journals

- Newspapers

- Audio-visual

- Internet

What is it?

Screen icons

Resources

Search engines

Meta search engines

Subject directories

Subject gateways, portals

Web address

More information

Glossary

- Broadcast media

- Grey literature

- Conference proceedings

- Maps

- Government publications

- Standards

- Museums

- Archives

- Theses and dissertations

- Quiz

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal & ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE


Arrow

Resources

There are various ways of identifying and getting to information (web sites) on the Internet. Some of these are:

t t t
  Search Engines  
t t t
  Meta Search Engines  
t t t
  Subject Directories  
t t t
  Subject Gateways or Portals  
t t t