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Here's a simple question.
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Why use Gale resources, available from your library,
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instead of the open web?
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The best way to answer this question
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is to think about what kind of results you get
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using library resources,
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versus what you get on the open web.
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We all know that when you do a web search,
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what you get back are links to websites.
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For example, let's Google octopus.
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Here's a typical search result.
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Now, let's take a closer look at one of the results.
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This website discusses the physical characteristics
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of the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
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And what can be done to remove it
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from the Endangered Species list.
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However, there's no such thing as a tree octopus.
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A fact that might not be widely known to younger students.
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This reminds us that,
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while there's a lot of good information on the open web,
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it's still true that anything goes.
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Now, let's take a look at a search on octopus
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in a Gale resource.
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Which may be available from your library.
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We will use PowerSearch, a cross search
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of multiple Gale resources.
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You can see that the results here are coming
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from reputable print sources.
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Every document is cited, so you know who wrote it,
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when it was written, and where it's coming from.
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Let's check out this entry, from the book results.
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This article contains all we need to know about the octopus
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including detailed descriptions, and behavior patterns.
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We even have the citation already prepared
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to include in the bibliography.
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Now let's do a search on octopuses in Kids InfoBits.
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a resource for kindergarteners through fifth graders.
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This article contains all we need to know
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about the octopus as well,
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but it's written for a much younger user.
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While most open web resources only offer one reading level,
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Gale resources are built
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to suit a particular user's age range.
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We can even have the article read to us
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by using the listen tool.
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Octopus.
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An Octopus is a sea animal with eight arms.
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Visit your library or library's website
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to research topics you're interested in,
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complete homework assignments, and much more.
[00:00:07.900]
Why use Gale resources, available from your library,
[00:00:10.850]
instead of the open web?
[00:00:12.640]
The best way to answer this question
[00:00:14.320]
is to think about what kind of results you get
[00:00:16.480]
using library resources,
[00:00:18.250]
versus what you get on the open web.
[00:00:20.810]
We all know that when you do a web search,
[00:00:22.760]
what you get back are links to websites.
[00:00:25.150]
For example, let's Google octopus.
[00:00:28.620]
Here's a typical search result.
[00:00:31.260]
Now, let's take a closer look at one of the results.
[00:00:35.040]
This website discusses the physical characteristics
[00:00:37.670]
of the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
[00:00:40.280]
And what can be done to remove it
[00:00:42.210]
from the Endangered Species list.
[00:00:44.540]
However, there's no such thing as a tree octopus.
[00:00:47.780]
A fact that might not be widely known to younger students.
[00:00:51.370]
This reminds us that,
[00:00:52.550]
while there's a lot of good information on the open web,
[00:00:55.240]
it's still true that anything goes.
[00:00:59.350]
Now, let's take a look at a search on octopus
[00:01:01.750]
in a Gale resource.
[00:01:03.200]
Which may be available from your library.
[00:01:05.940]
We will use PowerSearch, a cross search
[00:01:08.300]
of multiple Gale resources.
[00:01:11.500]
You can see that the results here are coming
[00:01:13.650]
from reputable print sources.
[00:01:15.770]
Every document is cited, so you know who wrote it,
[00:01:18.330]
when it was written, and where it's coming from.
[00:01:21.690]
Let's check out this entry, from the book results.
[00:01:25.050]
This article contains all we need to know about the octopus
[00:01:28.740]
including detailed descriptions, and behavior patterns.
[00:01:32.740]
We even have the citation already prepared
[00:01:35.530]
to include in the bibliography.
[00:01:38.630]
Now let's do a search on octopuses in Kids InfoBits.
[00:01:41.810]
a resource for kindergarteners through fifth graders.
[00:01:45.400]
This article contains all we need to know
[00:01:47.150]
about the octopus as well,
[00:01:48.910]
but it's written for a much younger user.
[00:01:52.770]
While most open web resources only offer one reading level,
[00:01:56.070]
Gale resources are built
[00:01:57.430]
to suit a particular user's age range.
[00:02:00.210]
We can even have the article read to us
[00:02:01.870]
by using the listen tool.
[00:02:03.200]
[00:02:04.210]
An Octopus is a sea animal with eight arms.
[00:02:07.740]
[00:02:09.950]
to research topics you're interested in,
[00:02:11.890]
complete homework assignments, and much more.