It is a fact of life that although the Internet has some fantastic resources it is also full of unreliable rubbish. Using a regular search engine like Google will mean you get your fair share of nonsense along with the useful stuff. So how can we solve this problem and be sure that the web pages we retrieve are reliable and good quality?
Bring on Intute. Many of you will be familiar with the subject gateways such as NMAP, SOSIG, HUMBUL and ALTIS. These have now been streamlined into a new service called Intute.
Intute has four branches to help you find information in your subject area. Click on the links to go to
arts and humanities - art, design, history, archaeology, English and drama
health and life sciences - nursing, midwifery, health studies
science and technology – computing, earth sciences, geography
social sciences - business and management, education, environmental sciences, human geography, psychology, social welfare, sociology, sport
All the websites available in the database are selected and evaluated by experts, which means that you get the best information available. And if you or your students want to know more about searching for the best stuff on the web Intute’s Virtual Training Suite provides you with a tutorial on how and where to find the goodies. Well worth a look.
