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1 Information Literacy *Internet searches and Copyright* Created by Madison Library Media Specialists

2 WEB SEARCH TOOLS SEARCH ENGINES o GOOGLE o YAHOO o DOG PILE o AWESOME LIBRARY

3 DOMAIN TYPES -.com -.net -.org -.edu -.gov -.mil -.k12 peace site:.gov will search for peace in only sites with.gov domain TRY IT

4 BASIC - KEYWORD - SIMPLE PHRASE SEARCHING THE WEB

5 ADVANCED- "Boolean" AND operator - Searches for ALL of the search words. - Limits the number of hits. cats AND dogs

6 SEARCHING THE WEB ADVANCED OR operator - Searches for SOME or ALL of the search words. - Expands the number of hits. cats OR dogs

7 SEARCHING THE WEB ADVANCED NOT operator - AKA the garbage eliminator. - Limits the number of hits. - Eliminates a lot of non-useful hits. cats NOT dogs

8 SEARCHING THE WEB Word stemming or truncation - Usually an asterisk (*). - Expands the number of hits. * + _ ~

9 SEARCHING THE WEB Phrase Searching - Usually surrounded by quotation marks (" "). - Limits the number of hits. - Sometimes too restrictive. Try the AND operator instead.

10 SEARCHING THE WEB Looking within your results - Find command searches that page for occurrences of a word or phrase - Under Edit Menu - Find - Remember CTRL + F

11 Root Zone Data Base For a Global Perspective: To find information from other countries you must first locate the country code. Google search: root zone db http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ site:gov.uk-WWII This will give you Britain's perspective of WWII.

12 Evaluating Websites The Trust Test

13 Do you TRUST..... ~WHO wrote it? creator name sources cited ~WHAT it says? valuable information limited advertisement ~WHEN it was updated? current information ~WHERE it came from? contact information ~How it is designed? easy to read well organized no fees or personal information

14 Tried and True : Are you familiar with the website creator from other school projects? Has your teacher recommended this site as one to use? Remember to always be aware of the tilde (~) in the URL address

15 Responsible : Did the website creator cite any sources for the information presented on the site? Is there any chance the creator could be showing bias in the information you find off the website? If so, you need to note this if you choose to use this source.

16 Useful : Sites used for class projects and papers should have been created for educational, not commercial purposes. This should be easy to determine. Make sure it’s written so that YOU understand the information.

17 Stable: Wikis, blogs, and other Web 2.0 tools are not reliable educational sources. Anything found on these sites should be fact- checked with at least two other sources.

18 Timely Websites can become out of date, so be sure to note when a site was last updated.

19 Tried and true? Responsible? Useful? Stable? Timely?

20 Copyright

21 What is copyright? Copyright is the legal right given to authors of original works that allows exclusive rights over what they have created.

22 What is protected? Books Newspapers Magazines Computer software Multimedia works Sound recording Audio-visual Other works

23 Right to Copy Work in public domain o Government documents o Works with expired copyright o Works with no existing copyright o Works published over 75 years ago Permission granted by author Fair Use

24 Allows the limited use of portions of material that has copyright without the permission from the owner

25 Copyright Act Section 107 provides for four considerations in determining fair use o Non-profit educational purposes o Nature of copyrighted work o Amount and substantiality of portions used in relation to the work as a whole o The effect that the use will have on the potential market of the copyrighted work All four factors must be balanced and considered

26 Artwork or Graphic Image Must be used exactly as it is with no alterations No more than 5 images from one artist or 15 images or 10% from a collective work may be used in a project.

27 Motion Media Single copy of up to 3 minutes or 10% of the whole whichever is less Once a work is published in print or online it becomes copyrighted.

28 Computer Software The owner of software may make a copy, but the copy must be destroyed when the original is sold or transferred You are really purchasing a license to use the software and should consult the license agreement

29 Internet Copyright laws apply to the internet including websites

30 Penalties for Infringement Civil and criminal charges Up to $150,000 per infringement Actual damages Profit Attorney fees


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