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UNIV 101 and 102 - Transition to CWU

Information Habits

Where are you most likely to look for information?
Ask Siri on my phone: 0 votes (0%)
Google it and look at the AI overview: 0 votes (0%)
Google and go to one of the top links: 0 votes (0%)
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Information In = Information Out

Image shows two searchs in google where the search phrase differs by looking for either "drinking salt water is good for you" or "drinking salt water is not good for you". Comparison shows that you are likely to get sources confirming what you stated based on your phrasing of the search.

Tip of the Iceberg

Google is just the tip of the iceberg of the web. Remember, the internet is a network of networks. Boeing has their own hidden web that is only accessible to Boeing employees. Hospitals save their medical records within their own network of networks. Even library catalogs are invisible to Google! In order to access these hidden websites, you must use different search engines such as CWU's OneSearch or the search engines from library databases.

For an overview of the different parts of the web, how we access it, and more on this beautiful infographic, go to http://www.elixirofknowledge.com/search/label/Dark%20Web