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Their main value is as a tool to begin the process of defining the resources that are required to meet a particular information need. 2 explains how you can build your own thematic maps or smart maps. Building meta-knowledge Mapping techniques will help us to get orientated in the bewildering information landscape. The selectivity of the map will screen out much of the noise and distractions that are inherent in Web-based searches. By focusing on an area of interest we can reduce the risk of defensive avoidance and hypervigilance described in Chapter 1.
Another resource which should be near the top of the table is one dedicated to your particular specialty or subject area. These are often referred to as gateways or portals. They will be useful for two reasons. First, the inclusion criteria tend to be explicit, so you know what you are likely to get. Secondly, they are usually searchable or offer a classification structure which is easily navigable. Both of these features should reduce the risk of irrelevant items and wasted effort. If you are affiliated to a particular professional body, that organisation's website will often act as a gateway or 'reputation manager' for credible links and resources.
For instance, you might click on 'Health' as a subject heading, and then on 'Nursing' to find particular sites of professional nursing bodies. Ways of using search engines There are different types of search strategy that you can use, and knowing how these search engines work will optimise the time you spend using them. Keyword search Most of us have used keywords to look up items on databases of some kind. Because the size of these databases is relatively small compared with the items indexed by an Internet search engine, we may have found what we were looking for by chance rather than by design.
