Teaching Internet Research Skills
a seminar presented by Genie Tyburski

COURSE SECTIONS

Introduction

Myths & Misconceptions

Research Starting Points

Evaluative Skills

Hypothetical Research Exercises

Fact-Finding Exercises

NAVIGATION

Home

Search This Web

Site Map

SPONSORS

The Virtual Chase

Drexel University,
College of Information Science & Technology

MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS
Lexis and Westlaw are Search Engines for Lawyers
At a continuing legal education seminar, a lawyer asked me about "legal search engines." He wondered how they differed from other search engines because they seemed to work better. It took me a moment to realize that he was talking about LexisNexis and Westlaw.
Best Practices for Instructors
  • Recognize that patrons may confuse the terms for various mediums.
  • Explain the difference between the readily-accessible public Web and Web-enabled databases.
  • Introduce the concept of "invisible" Web.
Teaching Ideas

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