Let's teach our students where to find the good stuff. There is an immense amount of information hidden away in the Invisible Web. The Invisible Web is the term used to describe all the information available on the Internet that is not found by using general-purpose search engines, such as Google. In addition to teaching the secrets of good search strategies, we need to introduce our students to searching the invisible web through web directories such as InfoMine or The Librarian's Internet Index.
And... sometimes you get what you pay for... in terms of information. Many excellent research information databases are only available by subscription. In our province ERAC, the Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium, has arranged for district pricing for access to some great research reference resources such as World Book Online, Gale Electronic Database, and Ebsco. Gale Electronic Database includes a Biography Resource Centre database, as well as a Virtual Reference Library, a Student Resource Centre, and CPI.Q., the electronic version of the Canadian Periodic Index. Ebsco is an awesome resource for accessing magazines and journals, current and up-to-date.
It is these kinds of databases our students will face at the public library or in post secondary education - let's show them where to find the good stuff now!
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