Wow, I never thought that I would make a webpage! (http://twoplayfulotters.com/students/amueller.html) With simple instructions and patients it was easy. I did accidentally close my notepad a couple of times. But, I did just as you told us when we were to "view" your file and copy all of it and paste it into notepad. I am glad I remembered that.
I had fun changing colors. To find out what color code went with what words, I experimented--choosing a color and seeing what words changed. I also added a couple more paragraphs using the <p> and </p>. I even figured out how to change the heading. I felt powerful and exhilarated. This is never something I dreamed I could do. I did purposely leave in the sentence you wrote "This is my first html page!" because it is.
I knew it was important to be careful on choosing what sites to regard as reliable, but now I believe it even more. ASPECT is a very good tool to use while surfing the net to get information. If I can make a webpage, than just about anyone can. That is a scarey thought. Having taken this class, I feel more confident in being able to decide if a site is reliable or not.
During this semester I was able to use what you have taught us to write a short paper. I was able use the web and see if the source was reliable. ProQuest was also a good place for me to go. I couldn't have written the paper without your guindence on the web. Thank you so much. By the way I got a 50/50 : ) .
This class has been very enjoyable. I have learned so much. I have told my friend's who have children getting ready to start Clark, that their kids need to take this class. I am not sure if kids learn about the deep web before they graduate from high school or how to search in different top-level domains. I think this is a class every college student should have.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Journal 9 continued
Summary of activity:
At first I found this to be confusing, but after some clarification, I truly enjoyed myself. I think that .edu would be the best top-level domain for my topic because my topic has a historical and present day views which have been studied by scholars. I would also use .org because it would give different perspectives of my topic in our modern age.
At first I found this to be confusing, but after some clarification, I truly enjoyed myself. I think that .edu would be the best top-level domain for my topic because my topic has a historical and present day views which have been studied by scholars. I would also use .org because it would give different perspectives of my topic in our modern age.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Journal 9: Info on the Open Web
.com
a) search engine: google
b) search strategy: organizations and privacy
c) USA Patriot Act, Epic.org, updated May 20,2011. http://privacy08.com/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/. July 26, 2011
d) I believe this site is credible because the advisory board consists of several professors from different U.S. universities (authority). Within the article it gives you links to the sources.There is a list of resources from different points of view. (i.e. ACLU, Department of Justice, from different senators).
.edu
a)search engine: google
b)search strategy: privacy law U.S.
c) "One Hundred Years of Privacy, Professor Ken Gromley, 1992. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/privacy/Gormley--100%20Years%20of%20Privacy--%20EXCERPTS.htm, July 26, 2011.
d) First of all this website is from Harvard so I think it gives this article authority. Gromley is also the Dean at Duquense University School of Law. There is a long of sources for this paper. It also gives me good coverage because its focus is my topic.
.org
a) search engine: google
b) search strategy: privacy U.S. law
c) Rallying Americans to Defend Their Rights in the Digital Age: A Position Paper on Information Privacy, http://www.privacyrevolution.org/images/uploads/ALA_privacy_position_paper_MAR09_2.pdf. July 26, 2011
d) ALA is the oldest library association with librarians as its members (authority). This site seems to have some political basis, but it would give a me a good view of how libraries are affected by privacy issues. It is supported by the group I mentioned above Epic (coverage).
.gov
a) search engine: google
b) search strategy: privacy and law and archive
c) Your Right to Federal Records: Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. November 2009 http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/fed_prog/foia/foia.htm#privacyact. July 26, 2011
d) This is a joint publication with the U.S. Department of Justice (authority). Within the writings are links to the sources that have been used. The links are also .gov (sources). This was published in 2009 so it had timeliness.
a) search engine: google
b) search strategy: organizations and privacy
c) USA Patriot Act, Epic.org, updated May 20,2011. http://privacy08.com/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/. July 26, 2011
d) I believe this site is credible because the advisory board consists of several professors from different U.S. universities (authority). Within the article it gives you links to the sources.There is a list of resources from different points of view. (i.e. ACLU, Department of Justice, from different senators).
.edu
a)search engine: google
b)search strategy: privacy law U.S.
c) "One Hundred Years of Privacy, Professor Ken Gromley, 1992. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/privacy/Gormley--100%20Years%20of%20Privacy--%20EXCERPTS.htm, July 26, 2011.
d) First of all this website is from Harvard so I think it gives this article authority. Gromley is also the Dean at Duquense University School of Law. There is a long of sources for this paper. It also gives me good coverage because its focus is my topic.
.org
a) search engine: google
b) search strategy: privacy U.S. law
c) Rallying Americans to Defend Their Rights in the Digital Age: A Position Paper on Information Privacy, http://www.privacyrevolution.org/images/uploads/ALA_privacy_position_paper_MAR09_2.pdf. July 26, 2011
d) ALA is the oldest library association with librarians as its members (authority). This site seems to have some political basis, but it would give a me a good view of how libraries are affected by privacy issues. It is supported by the group I mentioned above Epic (coverage).
.gov
a) search engine: google
b) search strategy: privacy and law and archive
c) Your Right to Federal Records: Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. November 2009 http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/fed_prog/foia/foia.htm#privacyact. July 26, 2011
d) This is a joint publication with the U.S. Department of Justice (authority). Within the writings are links to the sources that have been used. The links are also .gov (sources). This was published in 2009 so it had timeliness.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Journal 8: Focus on Search Engines and Web Sites
Search Tool: SNAP
I liked that SNAP had a preview screen on the right side and the results on the left side. I experimented with the mullet example from the video log. I first typed "mullet" with a result of 2,850,000. By changing it to "mullet and -hair" the results decreased to 1,740,000. But when I typed in "mulle* and -hair" the results only included results with Mulle. From this I figured that SNAP does not recognize the boolean operator *. I could not find an advanced search option anywhere on the page, so I looked at settings. This drop down menu allowed you to chose whether nor not SNAP would give you "search term suggestions", "adult warning", "preview image", and "click to open result". I tried to click on these and was unable to change any of these settings.
MetaSearch Tool: SurfWax
I found this site to be very frustrating! I typed "mullet" in the search box and got no results by the time I had the whole word typed. I did like that as you started typing your search results began to show up and it continued to rearrange the results accordingly. Since I wasn't very successful I clicked on the "tip". This told me that it "covers the last 7 days from 120 popular RSS sites." I was very confused. I couldn't find and advanced search, so I decided that I would come back to this site later. When I came back I discovered that if I clicked "Original SurfWax" I could actually do a search. I did like the feature of "Site Snaps". This allows you to look into parts of the article. I tried the mullet example again my results were 7 out of 7 pages. I typed in "mullet -hair" and "mullet and -hair" I got the same two results. Within the Site Snaps there was and "Author Summary", "Key Point" and "Site's Focus Words". I liked this feature, because you could skim through and learn if the article is on that you would want to use
.
Subject Directory: About.Com
This time I tried my keyword search from my topic. At first I typed in "privacy and law and U.S." and got 65,400 results. As I skimmed them I noticed several of them were cases, so I added "-v" to my search and narrowed it down to 62,300. I learned that About.com recognized the "and" and "-", but it did not recognize the "*" and "or". It did have tab to "Explore Topics" that listed topics in alphabetical order and a tab "Browse Categories", which allowed you to pick a category and choose a topic under that category. Again, I couldn't find anything that would indicate I could do an advanced search. I did like the colorful nature of this Subject Directory.
I really liked SNAP because of its preview screen. I wouldn't have to waste time checking out the web site and having to click the back button. I would not have to leave my results unless I thought the preview of the website was worth my time. I might use this tool on a future research project. Like I said above, the SurfWax tool was very frustrating, I would stay clear of that one. About.com would be a site that I would visit to see if I could find my topic in one of their categories. Out of all the places we have visited so far this quarter, I like ProQuest.
I liked that SNAP had a preview screen on the right side and the results on the left side. I experimented with the mullet example from the video log. I first typed "mullet" with a result of 2,850,000. By changing it to "mullet and -hair" the results decreased to 1,740,000. But when I typed in "mulle* and -hair" the results only included results with Mulle. From this I figured that SNAP does not recognize the boolean operator *. I could not find an advanced search option anywhere on the page, so I looked at settings. This drop down menu allowed you to chose whether nor not SNAP would give you "search term suggestions", "adult warning", "preview image", and "click to open result". I tried to click on these and was unable to change any of these settings.
MetaSearch Tool: SurfWax
I found this site to be very frustrating! I typed "mullet" in the search box and got no results by the time I had the whole word typed. I did like that as you started typing your search results began to show up and it continued to rearrange the results accordingly. Since I wasn't very successful I clicked on the "tip". This told me that it "covers the last 7 days from 120 popular RSS sites." I was very confused. I couldn't find and advanced search, so I decided that I would come back to this site later. When I came back I discovered that if I clicked "Original SurfWax" I could actually do a search. I did like the feature of "Site Snaps". This allows you to look into parts of the article. I tried the mullet example again my results were 7 out of 7 pages. I typed in "mullet -hair" and "mullet and -hair" I got the same two results. Within the Site Snaps there was and "Author Summary", "Key Point" and "Site's Focus Words". I liked this feature, because you could skim through and learn if the article is on that you would want to use
.
Subject Directory: About.Com
This time I tried my keyword search from my topic. At first I typed in "privacy and law and U.S." and got 65,400 results. As I skimmed them I noticed several of them were cases, so I added "-v" to my search and narrowed it down to 62,300. I learned that About.com recognized the "and" and "-", but it did not recognize the "*" and "or". It did have tab to "Explore Topics" that listed topics in alphabetical order and a tab "Browse Categories", which allowed you to pick a category and choose a topic under that category. Again, I couldn't find anything that would indicate I could do an advanced search. I did like the colorful nature of this Subject Directory.
I really liked SNAP because of its preview screen. I wouldn't have to waste time checking out the web site and having to click the back button. I would not have to leave my results unless I thought the preview of the website was worth my time. I might use this tool on a future research project. Like I said above, the SurfWax tool was very frustrating, I would stay clear of that one. About.com would be a site that I would visit to see if I could find my topic in one of their categories. Out of all the places we have visited so far this quarter, I like ProQuest.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Journal 7 Finding Articles in Periodical Indexes
1. My successful search statement used: privacy and law* and U.S. and century
As I looked up the articles I chose each individual tab: "scholarly journals", "magazines", and "Newspapers". This made it much easier to filter through the information I was seeking.
2. Popular Magazine:
Cullinan, K.. "The Privacy Act, in the beginning: freedom from government intrusion. " News
Media and the Law 1 Apr. 2009: Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Jul. 2011.
With my original search statement I only got three articles. I refined my search statement to "law* and prvacy." I had a much better selection. I chose this article because as I scanned through the article I saw several dates that were referenced from the last century
3. Scholarly Journal:
Rosen, D., and A. Santesso. "Inviolate Personality and the Literary Roots of the Right to Privacy. " Law
and Literature 23.1 (2011): 1-26. Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 20 Jul. 2011.
I chose this article because it makes several references to several privacy issues over the last 2 centuries and how "The right to privacy" came about.
4. Newspaper:
Mike McConnell. "Law needs revision to remain effective. " Tri - City Herald 22 May
2007,Washington State Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 20 Jul. 2011.
I chose this article because again it makes reference to privacy issues over the years, starting in 1978 and what took place over the next 30 years.
5. I liked the ease of being able to choose what type of periodical I was searching for. As I stated in number 2, I had to change my search statement for finding a magazine. My original search statement was too narrow, so I eliminated two words from it. I also liked the feature "cite" and being able to choose which form I wanted the citation in. I liked this much better than having to hand write it out like I did when I was first in college. Computers are wonderful tools.
As I looked up the articles I chose each individual tab: "scholarly journals", "magazines", and "Newspapers". This made it much easier to filter through the information I was seeking.
2. Popular Magazine:
Cullinan, K.. "The Privacy Act, in the beginning: freedom from government intrusion. " News
Media and the Law 1 Apr. 2009: Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Jul. 2011.
With my original search statement I only got three articles. I refined my search statement to "law* and prvacy." I had a much better selection. I chose this article because as I scanned through the article I saw several dates that were referenced from the last century
3. Scholarly Journal:
Rosen, D., and A. Santesso. "Inviolate Personality and the Literary Roots of the Right to Privacy. " Law
and Literature 23.1 (2011): 1-26. Research Library, ProQuest. Web. 20 Jul. 2011.
I chose this article because it makes several references to several privacy issues over the last 2 centuries and how "The right to privacy" came about.
4. Newspaper:
Mike McConnell. "Law needs revision to remain effective. " Tri - City Herald 22 May
2007,Washington State Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 20 Jul. 2011.
I chose this article because again it makes reference to privacy issues over the years, starting in 1978 and what took place over the next 30 years.
5. I liked the ease of being able to choose what type of periodical I was searching for. As I stated in number 2, I had to change my search statement for finding a magazine. My original search statement was too narrow, so I eliminated two words from it. I also liked the feature "cite" and being able to choose which form I wanted the citation in. I liked this much better than having to hand write it out like I did when I was first in college. Computers are wonderful tools.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Journal 6 Boolean Search
1. a) similar* and "great depression" and (current* or today* or "21st century" ) and econom*
b) ( "college graduate" or "college degree") and earn and ("high school graduate" or "high school education")
c) dog* and therap* and pet*
d) ("American Medical Association" or "ACA") and natural* and medicin*
e) scien* and (influenc* or sway* or affect*) and "science fiction"
2. Original question: "How have U.S. privacy laws changed in the last century?
("United States" or "US" or "U.S.") and "privacy law*" and (chang* or differ*) and (today or "21st century" or present) and (1900* or "20th century"or past)
b) ( "college graduate" or "college degree") and earn and ("high school graduate" or "high school education")
c) dog* and therap* and pet*
d) ("American Medical Association" or "ACA") and natural* and medicin*
e) scien* and (influenc* or sway* or affect*) and "science fiction"
2. Original question: "How have U.S. privacy laws changed in the last century?
("United States" or "US" or "U.S.") and "privacy law*" and (chang* or differ*) and (today or "21st century" or present) and (1900* or "20th century"or past)
Monday, July 11, 2011
Journal Part 5: Digging inot Databases and Books
Cannell Library Search:
After looking at the Cannell Library book catalog, I at first used the key words "privacy and western and culture". I came up with nothing, so I changed it to "privacy and western culture", still nothing. Okay, let's try something different-- "privacy and law". Bingo I got several items.
The Right to Privacy: rights and liberties under the law. Richard A. Glenn. Santa Barbara, CA. ABC- CLIO, 2003
Subject headings: "Privacy, Right of--United States--Juvenile Literature
This is a circulating book, but not free to check out because it is reference material.
Location: Cannell Reference book Call Number KF1262 .Z9 G59 2003
I searched ABC-CLIO publinge to find out more about the publisher and found out they are a publisher of reference books. I also went to Google book to see what I could find. There was an "about the author" that I read. Richard Glenn has a PhD and is a an associate profesor of government and political affairs at Millersville University. This seems like a credible source.
Summit Catalog:
At first I used the same terms as I did with my Cannell search, but I only got two books that didn't really match my needs. I scrolled down to see if there was a "related subjects" area to revise my search. I found and changed my search to "privacy, right of--United States". (I just now realized that search was the same as my subject heading as my Cannell search).
Privacy in Peril. James B. Rule, New York, Oxford University Press, 2007
Related Subjects:" privacy, right of", "privacy, right of -- cross cultural studies"
Location: 13 different libraries; I chose 2 of the libraries
Portland State University (3rd floor) Call number: JC596 .R85 2007
Washington State University Holland & Terell Call number: JC596 .R85 2007
It took a little more digging to find a book I could use, since my original search was too narrow. The searches were similar in that I typed a subject and the results appeared. I found the Cannell site to be a bit more friendly in giving the information. I was able to find the information I needed on both sites, though.
IT ProCollection
In IT Pro, I found that you are able to narrow you search immensely by going to the advanced search. You can narrow your search by choosing up to 3 of the following: ISBN, Content Full Text, Titles, Author/Speaker, Publisher, Code Listing, In Notes (I am not sure what this is). You can choose how it searches each field by choosing the "word proximity": any words, all words, exact phrase, Boolean (something else I am not sure about). Then you can even choose the copyright date with the option of like, before, or after. That would definitely focus your search.
Not realizing what IT Pro meant, I typed in Jane Austin for "author/speaker". To my surprise IT Pro came up with "zero results". It was then that I thought about it. Oh, this is computer site. I can learn anything about computer technology. I tried "i pod" to see if I was on the right track, I was. Now, you really know that I am not savvy with technology : )
Google Books
I used the same search terms as did for Summit.
The Right to Privacy. Brandon Garrett. New York, The Rosen Publishing Group. 2001
I couldn't find clues on Google Books as to this book's credibility, so I did some more digging. I googled the publisher and found that they are and independent educational publishing house. I then googled Brandon Garrett. I found his books on Amazon and little author sketch. He is a professor of law at the University of Virginia Law School.
This whole class is showing me how much research has changed since I was originally in college in the 1980s and 1990s. My mind is spinning in circles. I am pretty adaptable, so I could go back and forth between the tools I used. I do like Google Books because I am able to "see" the book. I am not sure how much I would use Summit, just because I would have to wait for my materials. I would use it as a last resort. As for having the most search features, I believe that would be IT Pro. I think Cannell and Google Books were the most useful for my topic.
(I feel like I did a lot of babbling, I am sorry if that is so.)
After looking at the Cannell Library book catalog, I at first used the key words "privacy and western and culture". I came up with nothing, so I changed it to "privacy and western culture", still nothing. Okay, let's try something different-- "privacy and law". Bingo I got several items.
The Right to Privacy: rights and liberties under the law. Richard A. Glenn. Santa Barbara, CA. ABC- CLIO, 2003
Subject headings: "Privacy, Right of--United States--Juvenile Literature
This is a circulating book, but not free to check out because it is reference material.
Location: Cannell Reference book Call Number KF1262 .Z9 G59 2003
I searched ABC-CLIO publinge to find out more about the publisher and found out they are a publisher of reference books. I also went to Google book to see what I could find. There was an "about the author" that I read. Richard Glenn has a PhD and is a an associate profesor of government and political affairs at Millersville University. This seems like a credible source.
Summit Catalog:
At first I used the same terms as I did with my Cannell search, but I only got two books that didn't really match my needs. I scrolled down to see if there was a "related subjects" area to revise my search. I found and changed my search to "privacy, right of--United States". (I just now realized that search was the same as my subject heading as my Cannell search).
Privacy in Peril. James B. Rule, New York, Oxford University Press, 2007
Related Subjects:" privacy, right of", "privacy, right of -- cross cultural studies"
Location: 13 different libraries; I chose 2 of the libraries
Portland State University (3rd floor) Call number: JC596 .R85 2007
Washington State University Holland & Terell Call number: JC596 .R85 2007
It took a little more digging to find a book I could use, since my original search was too narrow. The searches were similar in that I typed a subject and the results appeared. I found the Cannell site to be a bit more friendly in giving the information. I was able to find the information I needed on both sites, though.
IT ProCollection
In IT Pro, I found that you are able to narrow you search immensely by going to the advanced search. You can narrow your search by choosing up to 3 of the following: ISBN, Content Full Text, Titles, Author/Speaker, Publisher, Code Listing, In Notes (I am not sure what this is). You can choose how it searches each field by choosing the "word proximity": any words, all words, exact phrase, Boolean (something else I am not sure about). Then you can even choose the copyright date with the option of like, before, or after. That would definitely focus your search.
Not realizing what IT Pro meant, I typed in Jane Austin for "author/speaker". To my surprise IT Pro came up with "zero results". It was then that I thought about it. Oh, this is computer site. I can learn anything about computer technology. I tried "i pod" to see if I was on the right track, I was. Now, you really know that I am not savvy with technology : )
Google Books
I used the same search terms as did for Summit.
The Right to Privacy. Brandon Garrett. New York, The Rosen Publishing Group. 2001
I couldn't find clues on Google Books as to this book's credibility, so I did some more digging. I googled the publisher and found that they are and independent educational publishing house. I then googled Brandon Garrett. I found his books on Amazon and little author sketch. He is a professor of law at the University of Virginia Law School.
This whole class is showing me how much research has changed since I was originally in college in the 1980s and 1990s. My mind is spinning in circles. I am pretty adaptable, so I could go back and forth between the tools I used. I do like Google Books because I am able to "see" the book. I am not sure how much I would use Summit, just because I would have to wait for my materials. I would use it as a last resort. As for having the most search features, I believe that would be IT Pro. I think Cannell and Google Books were the most useful for my topic.
(I feel like I did a lot of babbling, I am sorry if that is so.)
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