In this exercise, you will use each of the internet research tools you have learned about to find information of interest to you.

1.  Encyclopedias  (Use Britannica Online.)
a.  Find an article on a famous dead person of interest to you. Name of famous person: _______________________________________

b.  Famous person’s date of birth: ____________ date of death: ___________

c.  Interesting fact you discovered about this person ____________________________________________________________________

2.   EBSCOhost

a.  Find an article about a topic of interest (other than the one you used for the previous EBSCO exercise)

b.  Keywords you typed in to represent your topic: _____________________

c.  Title of article: _______________________________________________

d.  Author: _____________________________________________________

e.  Magazine/Journal/Newspaper Title: ______________________________

f.   Date of article: _______________________________________________

3.   Dogpile
a.  Use Dogpile to locate a website about a place you would like to go on vacation.
b.  Keywords you typed in: _______________________________________
c.  Name of website: ____________________________________________
d.  URL of website: _____________________________________________
e.  Interesting fact you discovered about this place:_________________________________________________________

4.   IvyLynks Program Links
a.  Go to IvyLynks Program Links and select the Ivy Tech program in which you are enrolled or in which you are most interested.
b.  Name of Ivy Tech program you selected: __________________________
c.  Select 2 websites in your program area of interest to you.
d.  Name of website #1: __________________________________________
e.  URL of website #1: ___________________________________________
f.   Interesting information you discovered at website #1: __________________________________________________________________
g.  Name of website #2: __________________________________________
h.  URL of website #2: ___________________________________________
i.    Interesting information you discovered at website #2: __________________________________________________________________

5.   IvyLynks General Education and Subject Links
a.  Use the Subject Links to locate a website offering either health or career information of interest to you.
b.  Name of website: ____________________________________________
c.  URL of website: _____________________________________________
d.  Useful fact/information you discovered at this website:___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

6.  IvyCat
a.  Locate a book or video on a topic of interest to you in an Ivy Tech library.
b.  Keywords you typed in to IvyCat: ________________________________
c.  Title of book or video: _________________________________________
d.  Author: ______________________________________________________
e.  Date of publication: ____________________________________________
f.   Call Number: _________________________________________________
g.  Ivy Tech Locations at which it is available: ____________________________________________________________

08/22/2005