AUST Internet Research Course

The Pitfalls of Internet Research

pitfalls exercise

Best Practice, Tips and Tricks

Search Theory: Subject or Keyword?

Search Engine Comparison

Exercise: Is this a Keyword or Subject search?

Using Yahoo and Google Directory

Subject Research Exercise

Keyword Searching
lateral thinking, search phrasing and keyword selection
"keywords are the currency"

Keyword Search Exercise

Advanced filters and advanced Google
url, title & link

Advanced Search Exercise

Useful Resources for Researchers

Arabic & Middle Eastern research

International
al-bab searchenginecollosus

Who Owns a Domain?

Whois Exercise

Tertiary Research

for example.....

www.martinlutherking.org

Whois

Turn email address into web address

Phone Number

Name Search

Find who links to a site

tertiary research exercise

Community Research

Message Boards

boardreader

finding message boards by keyword 

finding message boards by subject 

using Yahoo groups

USENET

find a newsgroup

using Google Groups

using advanced Google Groups

Clinton example

Dodgy Dealer

Mailing Lists

Joining a mailing list

are chat rooms good for research - discuss!

Best Practice

Netiquette & language

BBC Policy on transparency

Using dedicated "research" email address eliminates hassles, stalkers and spam

communities exercise

Communities practical - apply community research to your project

Practice
use the techniques learned today on your own project