Web Critical Thinking Exercise

• "Use the Web to find information for your writing assignment. Find 1 web site on your topic in the visible web, and 1 periodical (magazine or journal) article on your topic in the invisible web. Compare & contrast the information you get from the visible web & the invisible web.
• Visible Web: Google (http://www.google.com/) or Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com/)
• Invisible Web, Licensed Database: Expanded Academic ASAP (http://www.cdlib.org/collections/) (Click on the arrow to the right of "Article Databases" & select Expanded Academic ASAP. Click the go button to the right; then click on UC Los Angeles. Click on Advanced Search)

1. What search terms did you use in the visible web & how many results did you get? Write below exactly what you typed into the computer:
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2. What search terms did you use in the invisible web (Expanded Academic ASAP) and how many results did you get? Write below exactly what you typed into the computer:
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3. List some narrower and broader words you could use to search for information on your topic:
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4. Write down the title and url of 1 web site and the citation for 1 periodical article that you would use for your paper and indicate WHY they would be useful and relevant.
1. Web site (title & url): ____________________________________________________
   Reason for choosing it:
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2. Periodical article:
   Author:_____________________________________________________________________
   Article title:______________________________________________________________
   Periodical Name:____________________________________________________________
   Volume, pages, date of publication:_________________________________________
   Reason for choosing it:
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5. In a few sentences, compare and contrast the quality and value of the web site and the periodical article for your research paper.
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