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Well, I thought all the information [br]was on the Internet.

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Once upon a time...

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All the information could be found in

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books,

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magazines, journals,

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newspapers, and so on.

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[br]That's totally lame!

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Well, the Internet is indeed a vast body of knowledge

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that is truly useful to today's researchers,

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but it does not include all the information.

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It particularly does not offer free access

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to the information college researchers have always relied on.

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For example, it doesn't offer free access

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to most peer-reviewed articles--

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which are the articles written by experts.

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But there are experts on the Internet!

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It's up to you.

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If you are serious about your college education,

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it's a good idea to understand the difference between

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the open web,

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where all the free information is

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and the invisible web,

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where much of the information written and published by experts can be found.

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FYI: the invisible web is just a fancy way of describing

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information that cannot be accessed through search engines

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such as Google and Yahoo.

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This segment of the Internet

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includes information available in research databases,

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and this information is often password-protected.

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Indeed, some of these databases are commercial products that require a subscription,

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such as The New York Times Online

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or Academic Search Premier.

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I can read The New York Times on the Internet for free.

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You can read selections from The New York Times for free.

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but if you want comprehensive coverage...

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or if you want access to their archives,

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you'll need a subscription.

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At the very least,

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you'll need access to an institution

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that has purchased a subscription on your behalf,

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such as your college library...

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even your public library!

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Again, Google won't take you

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to comprehensive coverage of The New York Times,

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but your library website just might.

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At this time the San Diego Public Library offers

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its patrons access to

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Proquest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times - 1851 to 2009.

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And the Cuyamaca College Library offers

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users access to EBSCO's Newspaper Source Plus,

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which includes full-text newspaper articles

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from around the country.

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Of course both of these libraries

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provide many more useful databases

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that give their users access

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to books and articles

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they won't find on the open web.

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Try Googling Cuyamaca Library

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and then look the link,

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"Articles and Databases: A to Z."

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Special note:

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You must be a student or a college employee

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to access these databases.

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If you Google

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San Diego Public Libary

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you'll find useful databases under "eCollection."

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Don't forget,

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you will need a library card

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in order to access these resources.

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Remember, research databases have become standard library fare.

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You should expect to find them on almost all college library websites

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as well as on larger public library websites.

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And don't forget your libary's print collection,

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even if you do think it belongs in the dinosaur days.

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Who uses books nowadays?

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They may seem outdated,

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but it important to understand

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that some relevant academic information

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may still only be available to you in print formats.

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Electronic databases are expensive.

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So your library has had to make some tough choices

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regarding the databases it chooses to make available.

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Yet libraries still house useful information in their print collections,

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information you won't be able to find on the Internet.

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And while many newly published books

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are now being released

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in both print and electronic editions,

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there are still plenty of useful books

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that may only be availabe to you in hard copy.

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This will be especially true

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if your library hasn't been able to build

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a large ebook collection.

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What about Google Books?

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If you determined to locate a useful ebook,

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thereby passing up a trip to the library,

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you should understand that most electronic editions

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of books under copyright

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are not going to be available for free

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through Google or Yahoo.

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Google Books, for example,

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is far from comprehensive.

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Here's a direct quote from the Google Books website:

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Fiction: Google Books lets you download

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any book in the world for free.

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Fact: Google Books helps you search within

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and discover books,

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not download or read books without paying for them.

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So you tell me,

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where can I find some good ebooks?

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In order to peruse a good ebook collection

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for college research,

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one that includes current books,

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you will probably need to turn to

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a library that offers one.

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In the end,

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the student who takes the time to track down

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relevant books and articles

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the student who learns how to use databases,

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such as Academic Onefile

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or EBSCO's ebook Collection,

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may write a better paper

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than the student who just finds a few links on the web.

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What's not on the Internet...

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for free, anyway?

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Books under copyright.

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Articles from subscription journals, magazines, and newspapers,

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though you may find a smattering of what is truly available.

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Many public records and other documents

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created before the 1990s.

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Sources not published in electronic editions.

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You should understand that some of these sources

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are particulalry useful

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to college researchers.

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Don't assume you will find the equivalent information through Google or Yahoo.

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Remember,

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when you do turn to the Internet for college research

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try to keep in mind that it is not a seamless sea of information.

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In other words,

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not all the information on the Internet is equal.

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And all the information is not on the Internet.

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Sounds like a riddle.

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Try to think about the differences between

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the open web,

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the web you search using Google or Yahoo,

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which offers you access to anything anyone has ever decided to make available for free,

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and traditionally pubished information--

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books, journals, magazines and newspapers

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which were produced by paid experts and professionals.

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These sources may be available to you on the web for purchase

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or for free though library databases.

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Again, you will encounter selections of traditionally published information

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on the open web for free,

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such as current news appearing in respected newspapers,

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or copies of books through Google Books.

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Yet keep in mind

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that you are only stumbling onto bits and pieces

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of a vast body of knowledge worthy of being methodically surveyed for academic work.

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If you only rely on what you can find

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on the open web,

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you will end up ignoring much of the work written by the experts.

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In the end,

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students who know where to locate organized, wide-ranging coverage

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of the infomation and literature in their fields,

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will be at an advantage over those who don't!