Web Search

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 Course Main Objective:
This course aims to provide the trainees with the essential skills to become better searchers.
They will learn how to search the internet and create effective queries to find the right
information. In addition, they will learn how to improve the search results using the
available advanced search techniques. Further, how to deal with the international research
databases like Google Scholar, Research gate, SCIMAGO, EKB including Web of Science,
SCOPUS and Atomic Training facility, moreover, they will learn optionally how to use the
Egyptian scholar portfolio web site.
Course Topics:

By the end of this course the attendant will learn:

 Introduction to web search
 Web search tools
 Search Engine Components
 Search Engine Working
 Search engines examples
 Web and Web Server
 Uniform Resource Locator URL
 Internet applications and services
 Guideline to successful search
 How to search (uni-word / multi-word)
 How to create an effective search query?
 Evaluating the credibility of web sources
 Working with international research databases
 Google Scholar
 Features of Google Scholar
 Smart ways to use Google scholar.
 Research Gate
 Create an account on RG.
 Tips to get benefits of using RG.
 To improve your RG Score
 The Egyptian Knowledge Bank
 EKB Services
 The EKB federated search engine
 Login to EKB of Create New Account
 The EKB Academic search engine
 EKB Free Atomic Training
 Scopus Library
 Search in Scopus database
 Manage Your Scopus Account
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Timetable

Days Time Topics

9:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30 Program objects
10:30 – 12:00 First session
First Day 12:00 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 2:30 Second session
2:30 – 3:00 Evaluation
9:30 – 12:00 First session
12:00 – 12:30 Break
Second Day
12:30 – 2:30 Second session
2:30 – 3:00 Evaluation

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 Day 1
By the end of the first day the trainee will learn
 Introduction to web search
 Web search tools
 Search Engine Components
 Search Engine Working
 Search engines examples
 Web and Web Server
 Uniform Resource Locator URL
 Internet applications and services
 Guideline to successful search
 How to search (uni-word / multi-word)
 How to create an effective search query?
 Evaluating the credibility of web sources
 Working with international research databases
 Google Scholar
 Features of Google Scholar
 Smart ways to use Google scholar.
Day 1 - Session 1 (120 mins)
By the end of this session the trainee will be able to know
 Introduction to web search
 Web search tools
 Search Engine Components
 Search Engine Working
 Search engines examples
 Web and Web Server
 Uniform Resource Locator URL
 Internet applications and services
 Guideline to successful search
Session tools
 Training manual
 Introductory presentation
 Worksheets
Training activities:
 Discuss with your group/colleagues and conclude what the web browser is?
 Open one or two web browsers on your computers and start searching the
different search engines.
 Use Google browser to search different keywords in your discipline.

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Day 1 - Session 2 (150 mins)
By the end of this session the trainee will be able to know
 How to search (uni-word / multi-word)
 How to create an effective search query?
 Evaluating the credibility of web sources
 Working with international research databases
 Google Scholar
 Features of Google Scholar
 Smart ways to use Google scholar.

Session tools

 Training manual
 Instructor presentation
 Worksheets

Training activities:

 Discuss with your colleagues how can you build a complex search query to refine your
search.
 Using your Gmail account create a new account on Google Scholar.
 Use Google Scholar to search articles and citations in your discipline.

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Day 2
By the end of the second day the trainee will know about
 Research Gate
 Create an account on RG.
 Tips to get benefits of using RG.
 To improve your RG Score
 The Egyptian Knowledge Bank
 EKB Services
 The EKB federated search engine
 Login to EKB of Create New Account
 The EKB Academic search engine
 EKB Free Atomic Training
 Scopus Library
 Search in Scopus database
 Manage Your Scopus Account
 Clarivate Web of Science WOS
 Indexed WOS
 Journal Citation Report
 SCIMAGO Institution Ranking
 SCIMAGO Journal Rank
 Egyptian Scholars Portfolio
Day 2 - Session 1 (150 mins)
By the end of this session the trainee will be able to know
 Research Gate
 Create an account on RG.
 Tips to get benefits of using RG.
 To improve your RG Score
 The Egyptian Knowledge Bank
 EKB Services
 The EKB federated search engine
 Login to EKB of Create New Account
 The EKB Academic search engine
 EKB Free Atomic Training
Session tools
 Training manual
 Introductory presentation
 Worksheets
Training activities:
 Trainee should be able to create his own account on RG.
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  Search for articles, academic researchers all over the world and follow their updates if required.
 Trainee should be able to create his own account on EKB.
 Search free course on AT infobase.

Day 2 - Session 2 (120 mins) By the end of this session the trainee will be able to know
 Scopus Library
 Search in Scopus database
 Manage Your Scopus Account
 Clarivate Web of Science WOS
 Indexed WOS
 Journal Citation Report
 SCIMAGO Institution Ranking
 SCIMAGO Journal Rank
 Egyptian Scholars Portfolio
Session tools
 Training manual
 Introductory presentation
 Worksheets
Training activities:
 Trainee should be able to create his own account on SCOPUS, manage and search for his missing
articles.
 Search WOS for a specific journal or publisher according to his discipline.
 Use SJR database to find SCOPUS indexed journal/Proceeding. References
1. Levene M. An introduction to search engines and web navigation. John Wiley & Sons;2011 Jan 14.
2. Hunsinger J, Klastrup L, Allen M, editors. International handbook of internet research. Springer
Science & Business Media; 2010 Jun 17.
3. Spink A, Zimmer M, editors. Web search: Multidisciplinary perspectives. Springer Science
& Business Media; 2008 Sep 16.
4. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/internet_technologies/search_engines.htm
5. https://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/20-tips-use-google-search-efficiently.html
6. Egyptian Knowledge Bank. https://www.ekb.eg/
7. https://openbookproject.net/courses/intro2ict/index.html
8. https://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/searchtechniques/combining
9. https://onlinelibrary.london.ac.uk/support/information-skills/advanced-search- techniques
10. https://lifepacific.libguides.com/c.php?g=155121&p=1018089 , The Life Pacific University.
11. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/ Resources for developers, by developers.
12. https://uri.libguides.com/wsearch , The University of Rhode Island, University
Libraries.
13. SCImago, (n.d.). SJR — SCImago Journal & Country Rank [Portal]. Retrieved Date 2021, from
http://www.scimagojr.com
14. Virginia Montecino, Education & Technology Resources, ‘Criteria to Evaluate the Credibility of
WWW Resources,’ https://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/web-eval-sites.htm