Internet and Information Searching I

1. Define and describe internet and domain names.
2. Describe search engines and how they work.
3. Acquire internet search skills and strategies.
4. Understand basic data communication standards such as HTML, XML.
5. Explain distributed application web services.
6. Describe library websites and their usefulness.
7. Understand Social Media Networks and Library 2.0.

13 weeks, about 34 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Internet Searches: Definition and Description of Concepts

   • Unit 1: Introduction to Internet and Domain Name · 2 hours

     Define internet and domain name.. Distinguish between the internet and World Wide Web.. Describe the types and uses of domain names..

2. Week 2Module 1: Internet Searches: Definition and Description of Concepts

   • Unit 2: Search Engines · 2 hours

     Define and describe search engines.. Describe how search engines work.. Highlight the merits and demerits of search engines.. Give examples of search engines and when to use them..

3. Week 3Module 1: Internet Searches: Definition and Description of Concepts

   • Unit 3: Internet Search Strategies · 2 hours

     Learn various internet search strategies.. Employ these strategies in practice.. Understand Boolean operators, phrase searching, and fuzzy search.. Practice wildcard and truncation searches..

4. Week 4Module 1: Internet Searches: Definition and Description of Concepts

   • Unit 4: Internet Access in Libraries: The Prerequisites · 2 hours

     Describe the necessary terms and conditions for accessing the Internet in the library.. State why these rules are necessary.. Provide guidelines for the library to use the Internet.. Understand information access principles and internet use policy..

5. Week 5Module 2: Data Communication Standard in the Internet

   • Unit 1: Introduction to Data Communication · 2 hours

     Define and describe data communication.. State the major aspects of data communication.. Describe HTML, XML, HTTP, and URL.. Describe Distributed Application Using Web Services RMI, RSS..

6. Week 6Module 3: Library Websites for Library and Information Centres

   • Unit 2: Distributed Application Using Web Services RMI, RSS · 2 hours

     Define and describe RSS and RMI.. Describe the basic characteristics of RSS.. Understand the steps involved in the RMI process..

   • Unit 1: Static and Dynamic Website · 2 hours

     Clarify the concepts of static and dynamic websites.. Distinguish between static and dynamic websites.. Highlight the benefits of static and dynamic websites..

7. Week 7Module 3: Library Websites for Library and Information Centres

   • Unit 2: Subject Gateways and Subject Directories · 2 hours

     Define and describe subject directories.. Give a description of subject gateways.. Identify certain key features of subject gateways.. List advantages of subject gateways to the library and information users..

8. Week 8Module 3: Library Websites for Library and Information Centres

   • Unit 3: Web Directories and Library Portals · 2 hours

     Define and describe web directories.. Know the features of web directories.. State the functions of web directories.. Understand the meaning of library portal.. Ascertain the meaning of Portal Contents..

9. Week 9Module 4: Social Media Networks 1

   • Unit 1: Evolution of Social Media · 2 hours

     Define the concept of social media.. Explain the evolution of social media.. Understand the history and operations of some social media platforms..

   • Unit 2: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter · 2 hours

     Give a brief description of Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.. Explain the growth of the social networks.. Discuss the operations and benefits of the social networks..

10. Week 10Module 4: Social Media Networks 1

    • Unit 3: Blogs, Bookmarking, Wikis · 2 hours

      Define the concept of Blogs, Bookmarking sites, and Wikis.. Explain the basic functions of Blogs, Bookmarking tools, and Wikis.. Understand the techniques and procedure for using Blogs, Bookmarking tools and Wikis..

11. Week 11Modules 5: Social Media Network II

    • Unit 1: Other emerging Library 2.0 tools · 2 hours

      Discuss Podcasting, IM, Mobile Technologies, RSS.. Understand the use of RSS feeds for updates.. Explore the potential of mobile technologies for library services..

12. Week 12Modules 5: Social Media Network II

    • Unit 2: Library 2.0 Tools and Technologies for the Transformation of Information Service Delivery · 2 hours

      Understand emerging terminologies: Web 2.0, Library 2.0.. Explain how Library 2.0 tools and techniques have transformed information service delivery..

    • Unit 3: Challenges of Information Search in a network Environments · 2 hours

      Understand challenges of navigating the Net environment.. Proffer solutions to the challenges of searching the internet..

13. Week 13Modules 5: Social Media Network II

    • Unit 4: Emerging Issues for Library and Information Professionals · 2 hours

      Discuss emerging issues for library and information professionals.. Discuss new roles for information professionals as a result of challenges of the internet environment..

    • Unit 5: Emerging Management Imperatives for Information Professionals · 2 hours

      Explain management imperatives occasioned by the Net environment.. Describe major management imperatives such as strategic management, and knowledge management..