Information Treasure Hunt
(i.e. it's only treasure if it's valuable - be warned)
 
     
 

Divide into reading groups for this exercise. After we've chosen our research subject as a class, each group should search for credible information, via internet and library, to begin an analysis of that subject. Each group should uncover at least four excellent, college-level sources and be prepared to justify their choices based on the criteria in the Web Evaluation mini-assignment. 

Keep careful notes on the kind of information you discover and its completeness. Itemize the differences between the database information and the web-based information you encounter, and work out the advantages and disadvantages of each research path.

Here are your assigned research routes:-

 
     
 
Research Routes
Group 1
Google 
Expanded Academic
Group 2:
Yahoo
Infotrac Onefile
Group 3:
Altavista
Lexis Nexis
Group 4:
Vivisimo
Computer Literature Index
Group 5:
Dogpile
IEEE Xplore
Group 6:
WebCrawler
Facts on File
Group 7:
FirstGov
GMU Library Catalog
Group 8:
ZDnet.com
CQ Researcher
(Congressional Quarterly)
 

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