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• Introductions

• Searching the Web – what are you finding?

• Google’s new beta project: health information

• Focusing your search: MedlinePlus as a portal to ..health information

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Searching the Web – what are you finding?

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Take 2:

• Learn about the new Google beta ..http://www.google.com/coop/topics/Health

• Discuss: Information authority – can you trust ..these links?

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Take 2: Explore results

Discussion:

• What different kinds of information can you …find by using the alphabetical listing?

• Try a basic search for attention deficit …disorder. How are the results different from …those you found from the alphabetical listing?

Conclusion

• The results of online searching for health information are ...improving, but awareness of authority continues to be ...important

• MedlinePlus.gov functions as a portal site to lots of reliable …information, but it can be confusing. Exploration now …can reward your later efforts, when you really need …information.

• There are times when your question is more complex, or …you just don’t have time, or when generic information is …not sufficient. For those times, I’m here to help.

Thank you for attending this class!

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Roots & Wingsfinding children’s health resources

Carolina Keats

Friday November 9

7:00 a.m. & 4:00 p.m. SL time

HealthInfo Island (101,201,23)