- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Series Pages
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. The Digital Landscape, Scholarship, and You
- Chapter 2. Your Learning in a Digital World
- Chapter 3. Aladdin’s Cave
- 3.1. The Dilemma: “I Can Just Google This, Can’t I?”
- 3.2. Can I Just Google It?
- 3.3. But First: Indexes!
- 3.4. How Search Engines Find Information for You
- 3.5. How Does Google Decide the Order of the Search Results List?
- 3.6. PageRank: Google’s Ranking System
- 3.7. What Is a Filter Bubble? The Personalization of Search Results
- 3.8. Web and App Activity
- 3.9. Internet Protocol Address
- 3.10. How Do I Become Google-wise?
- 3.11. Extra Tip: Refine Your Search on the Results Page
- 3.12. Google with Care
- 3.13. Other Search Engines
- 3.14. Challenges
- Chapter 4. Wiki or Won’t I?
- 4.1. The Dilemma: ‘I Can Use Wikipedia for College Assignments, Can’t I?’
- 4.2. What Is Collaborative Authoring?
- 4.3. The Anatomy of a Wikipedia Page
- 4.4. How Does Wikipedia Work?
- 4.5. Who Is Behind the Articles on Wikipedia?
- 4.6. How Do I Know If the Information Is Accurate?
- 4.7. But Wikipedia Provided Great References. Can’t I Use Them?
- 4.8. How Can I Use Wikipedia for Academic Assignments without Getting Penalized?
- 4.9. Could I Contribute to Wikipedia Articles?
- 4.10. Setting up and Using a Wikipedia Account
- 4.11. Further Information
- 4.12. Challenges
- Chapter 5. Judgement Day
- 5.1. The Dilemma: ‘When I Find Information on the Web, How Can I Tell if It’s Okay to Use It for College Assignments?’
- 5.2. How Do You Select Digital Resources to Use in Your Coursework?
- 5.3. Why Evaluate Digital Sources?
- 5.4. What Is Different about Information on the Web?
- 5.5. Models for Evaluating Digital Resources
- 5.6. Clues for Evaluating Digital Resources
- 5.7. Evaluating Different Media Formats
- 5.8. Challenges
- Chapter 6. Finders Keepers
- 6.1. The Dilemma: “No Password? No Problem! If I Can Download It, I Can Use It and Share It, Right?”
- 6.2. Who Owns Digital Information?
- 6.3. How Do People Protect Their Digital Creations?
- 6.4. How Do I Ethically Use This Information in My Work?
- 6.5. Where Can I Find Information That I Can Use Freely?
- 6.6. How Do I Attribute a source to Its Creator?
- 6.7. Referencing Traditional Scholarly Items in Digital Formats
- 6.8. In-Text References
- 6.9. A Word About DOIs in Referencing
- 6.10. References to e-Books
- 6.11. References to Articles
- 6.12. References to Social Media
- 6.13. Referencing Other Digital Information Sources
- 6.14. Bibliographic Management Systems
- Chapter 7. In Too Deep
- 7.1. The Dilemma: “I Can Hardly Find the Full Text of Anything from My Class Reading Lists on the Web. Why Is This?”
- 7.2. Reading Lists
- 7.3. Scholarly versus Popular Information
- 7.4. Traditional Publishing versus Web Publishing
- 7.5. Traditional Publication Process for Academic Books
- 7.6. Traditional Publication Process for Journal Articles
- 7.7. Publishing on the Web
- 7.8. Open Access Publishing
- 7.9. Challenges
- Chapter 8. It’s Only Words…
- 8.1. The Dilemma: Searching Is Searching, Whether You’re on the Web or Using One of the Library Databases, Right?
- 8.2. Quick Reflection: Thinking About Research Strategies
- 8.3. Different Tasks Require Different Approaches
- 8.4. How We Search: Information Searching (Querying) versus Browsing
- 8.5. Subject Searching
- 8.6. Databases
- 8.7. Database versus Web
- 8.8. Choosing a Database
- 8.9. Web-Scale Discovery Services
- 8.10. Creating Your Go-to Database List
- 8.11. Building and Refining a Search Strategy
- 8.12. Advanced Search Functions
- 8.13. Other Database Options
- 8.14. Key Databases for Subject Disciplines
- 8.15. Challenges
- Chapter 9. All Play and No Work
- 9.1. The Dilemma: ‘Social Networking Sites Are Just for Fun and Friends. I Can’t Use Sites for College Work, Can I?’
- 9.2. What Do We Mean by Social Media?
- 9.3. Social Media for Leisure and Learning
- 9.4. Using Social Media Tools and Apps to Support My Learning
- 9.5. Social Media Apps to Facilitate Information Finding
- 9.6. Best Foot Forward: Managing Your Digital Persona
- 9.7. Challenges
- Chapter 10. Truth or Dare
- 10.1. The Dilemma: ‘Misinformation, Scams and Hoaxes on the Internet Are Easy to Spot. I Won’t Be Caught Out, Will I?’
- 10.2. The Wild, Wild Web
- 10.3. Reflection: How Safe Do You Feel?
- 10.4. Online Identity Risk Calculator
- 10.5. A Digital Detective’s Guide to Cybercrime
- 10.6. Spotlight on Specific Scams
- 10.7. Spotting a Scam
- 10.8. General Strategies for Outwitting Cybercriminals
- 10.9. Managing Your Passwords
- 10.10. Challenges
- Chapter 11. A Hidden Agenda
- 11.1. The Dilemma: “People Can See Only What I Want Them to See on the Web. I Control the Image That I Project, Don’t I?”
- 11.2. The Power of an Online Presence
- 11.3. Why Does Online Reputation Management Matter?
- 11.4. What Is a Digital Footprint?
- 11.5. How Are Data about You Collected Online?
- 11.6. Who Wants Digital Data about You?
- 11.7. How Do I Appear on the Internet?
- 11.8. Protecting Your Privacy: Controlling Your Online Reputation
- 11.9. The Right to Be Forgotten
- 11.10. Challenges
- Chapter 12. Fact or Fiction? Negotiating New Learning Spaces
- 12.1. The Dilemma: ‘Real Learning Has to Take Place in a Classroom, Right?’
- 12.2. Making the Transition to the Virtual Classroom
- 12.3. Formal Online Learning Spaces
- 12.4. Preparing for Successful Learning Online
- 12.5. Excelling in the Virtual Classroom
- 12.6. Collaborative or User-Generated Content and Learning in the Digital World
- 12.7. Managing My Personal Technology and Information to Utilize Online Learning Environments
- 12.8. Positive Learning Outcomes via Essential e-Learning Resources
- 12.9. How Will e-Skills Help Me after University?
- 12.10. Challenges
- References
- Index
Digital Detectives
Solving Information Dilemmas in an Online World
Crystal Fulton
Claire McGuinness
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