Chris Nolan

Chris Nolan, the Assistant University Librarian, presented interesting information concerning research on the internet. I was not surprised that Google is vastly the most popular search engine, but I enjoyed seeing the frequency of use of other search engines on the pie chart. I sometimes forget about Google scholar which seems like a nice back up for an academic database. I also hadn't considered how Google factors in the number of links to a website in its search list. Limiting searches by domain such as looking for specifically "edu" sights is a great idea when trying to find certain sources. The activity that consisted of evaluating the validity of certain websites was an effective way to highlight how websites' credentials can be deceiving.