Using the Internet to Obtain Reliable Horticultural Information

Master Gardener Training
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/hortsearch.htm
Using the Internet to Obtain Reliable Horticultural Information
Dave Rice, NDSU Ag Webmaster and Cass County Master Gardener
September 9, 2005


	NDSU
Not Everything You Find Is True	Horticulture Resources	Using the Information
Tax on E-Mails Sent		Printing and Saving to Disk
Friends and Family can be Spammers Too		Bookmarks and E-mailing
Horticulture Advice		U.S. Copyright Office

Searching the Web		Web Site Evaluation
The Major Search Engines		NDSU: Evaluating Web Resources
MIV Searching the Internet		UCLA: Critically Thinking - WWW
Windweaver's Search Guide	Web Site Host	UM: Information Literacy
	Types of Web Sites

Web Sites used in this presentation:

MG: Using the Internet to Obtain Reliable Horticultural Information (This Page)
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/hortsearch.htm

The Major Search Engines
http://searchenginewatch.internet.com/links/Major_Search_Engines/The_Major_Search_Engines/index.html

Searching the Internet
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/miv/curriculum/w04.html

Windweaver's Search Guide
http://www.windweaver.com/searchguide.htm

Friends and Family can be Spammers Too
http://www.tristateveterans.com/spammers.html

NDSU: Evaluating Web Resources
http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/reference/eval.html

UCLA: Critically Thinking About World Wide Web Resources
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/help/critical/index.htm

University of Maryland: Information Literacy
http://www.oit.umd.edu/units/web/literacy/

U.S. Copyright Office
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

Web Site Host

Determining the type or source of the web page can help you evaluate its content.
.com	Commercial Sites	Business/Corporate/for profit and Personal Web Sites
.edu	Educational Institutions	K-12 and University Web Sites
.gov	Government Sites	U.S. and State/County Government Sites
.org	Organizations	Non-Government Professional Organization - Non-Profit
.mil	Military Sites	Armed Forces of the United States
.net	Networks	Networks - Internet Service Providers and Businesses

.name	Individual	A general domain extension intended for use by individuals.
.biz	Business	A general domain extension for businesses.
.info	Information	A general domain extension for both commercial and non-commercial use.
.pro	Professional	A restricted domain extension for certified professionals and professional entities.
.coop	Cooperatives	A restricted-use domain extension for cooperatives.
.museum	Museums	A restricted-use domain extension for museums.
.aero	Transportation	A restricted-use domain extension for the air transport industry.

Using the Information

Printing	For a hard copy reference. Remember that you can print portions by specifying page numbers, ie. enter print pages 4-6.
Saving to Disk	The Text Page: Select 'File' then 'Save As' and select the option desired.
	For Graphics: Right Click on the Graphic, then select 'Save Image As.'
Bookmarks	Select Bookmarks or Favorites then 'Add Bookmark.'.
Shortcuts	Right Click on the Web Page, click on 'Create Shortcut'
E-mailing	Highlight the URL, Copy it to the Clip Board and Paste it into an e-mail message.

Dave Rice, NDSU Ag Webmaster
drice@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Go to NDSU Agriculture, Horticulture, Food, Family and Community