Wednesday, December 8, 2010,
Sixth Lesson
Sixth Lesson
Hello there! Today's lesson was on invisible web (databases)! And I will be reflecting on the effectiveness on invisible web vs search engines, meta-search or subject directories.
Invisible web are databases that cannot be access by using the general web search engines as well as subject directories. And they cannot be found anywhere otherwise and it provides full text pages, files or other high-quality resources. This gives us user a another option to get our research materials since such databases are highly maintained thus these databases are updated and reliable information.
However, I will still utilize search engines, meta-search or subject directories as as mentioned what are provided in the World Wide Web and Invisible web gives us different information. An effective research requires one to search on not only one search facility but various other options as well. I would still obtain my normal research materials on Google (search engine) or other search facilities as it allows me fast access. To further my research I would seek for specialized information using no other than the Invisible web to search for specific databases (databases EBSCOhost) that pertains to my research topic.
I would definitely utilize the invisible web for my research in my own respective Diploma. In fact, I've already started using it for my previous projects as it requires us to search for real-time news coverage, statistics, airline and aircraft information and it cannot be found using other search facilities except using TP's Research Database which has acquired the invisible web ATI-Air Transport Intelligence.
I felt that it was really helpful as it has all the information i need to complete my project. And i will definitely continue to use the invisible web if the opportunity comes for my future projects or assignments.
For the wiki experience, I have learnt that everyone has their own viewpoints towards their various topics and even some that I've not known or thought of and this gave me an opportunity to grasp these knowledge they have shared. After a week, I also realize that more people have updated the wiki page and I was glad to see new stuffs added to it making it more refined for future students to study them. This wiki really gives all of us an opportunity to learn from one another.
6:05 AM
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010,
SITE FEEDS AND WIKI COLLABORATIVE WORK
SITE FEEDS AND WIKI COLLABORATIVE WORK
I'm back again! It time to update my blog once again!
Site Feed
Do you noticed something different from my blog? Look at the right! I've added site feeds in my blog! They are my two EIR friends, Jun Siang and Jingyi! :D
As all of you might have known, I'm blogging for the first time and naturally I have difficulties with blogging related stuffs. I'm a newbie, but I'm learning fast! Well but of course with a help from my dear friend, Jingyi! Hahaha. She made it look so simple when she taught me!
I feel that by having input site feed in my blog it provides me convenience as I can update myself of my friends blog easily. It also gives readers of my blog a gateway to websites or blogs that I follow.
Wiki Collaborative Work
I feel that Wiki is a place where people sought for knowledge as well as to share their knowledge or findings. This helps me to understand and learn new things about the topic better and am able to exchange references as everyone will bound to have different resources. The best part of Wiki is to be able to input our findings and share with everyone making the topic more refined and constantly changing. The wiki hence will benefit everyone who are researching on the topic. I find it very interesting reading the wiki as it was different from my perspective. Overall, I find Wiki collaborative work very enriching.
11:00 PM
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