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# Firefox has in-built search button for Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Bing and few other popular search engines. The [https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo] search engine does not store your searches, which allows you privacy, whereas [http://google.com Google search engine]  and most other search engines store your searches, which compromises your privacy.

# Firefox has in-built search button for Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Bing and few other popular search engines. The [https://duckduckgo.com DuckDuckGo] search engine does not store your searches, which allows you privacy, whereas [http://google.com Google search engine]  and most other search engines store your searches, which compromises your privacy.

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File:COL - Google Search - Adavance Search for OER 1.png|400x450px|thumb|Accessing text information  

File:COL - Google Search - Adavance Search for OER 1.png|400x450px|thumb|Image 14 - Accessing text information  

File:Imageoer2.png|400x450px|left|thumb|Searching images using Google search engine

File:Imageoer2.png|400x450px|left|thumb|Image 15 - Searching images using Google search engine

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===== How to evaluate an Internet resource / web site =====

===== How to evaluate an Internet resource / web site =====

A personal digital library (PDL) is simply a folder containing a set of sub-folders and files on your computer, which contain information categorized on a particular topic. You can store information on different topics of interest to you in different folders, which together constitute your PDL on your computer.   

A personal digital library (PDL) is simply a folder containing a set of sub-folders and files on your computer, which contain information categorized on a particular topic. You can store information on different topics of interest to you in different folders, which together constitute your PDL on your computer.   

The PDL is 'personal' meaning it is available on your own computer, for your use any time. It is 'digital';  it is available in a digital format, which makes it  easy for you to store, search and share. Most importantly, it is a 'library' meaning the digital resources are organised meaningfully, for you to easily access information when you want it. For your chosen topic, you can create a PDL, consisting of the set of resources downloaded from the Global Digital Library, in your folders and sub-folders. You can later create a 'meta document' for each topic, using a simple text editor, which will have information about the resources and the files stored in the PDL.  

The PDL is 'personal' meaning it is available on your own computer, for your use any time. It is 'digital';  it is available in a digital format, which makes it  easy for you to store, search and share. Most importantly, it is a 'library' meaning the digital resources are organised meaningfully, for you to easily access information when you want it. For your chosen topic, you can create a PDL, consisting of the set of resources downloaded from the Global Digital Library, in your folders and sub-folders. You can later create a 'meta document' for each topic, using a simple text editor, which will have information about the resources and the files stored in the PDL.  

You can build such libraries on any topic you are interested in, and support your own self-learning in a structured manner. Since the internet has resources on almost all topics, you have an opportunity to keep learning on topics of your interest. The topic or area need not be only one of theoretical interest or only to build your knowledge. You can also work on building skills, for example, there are likely to be videos available for helping you learn a new language.  

You can build such libraries on any topic you are interested in, and support your own self-learning in a structured manner. Since the internet has resources on almost all topics, you have an opportunity to keep learning on topics of your interest. The topic or area need not be only one of theoretical interest or only to build your knowledge. You can also work on building skills, for example, there are likely to be videos available for helping you learn a new language.  

# Make a folder (this could be under your 'home' folder or your 'documents' folder) on the computer by topic, the topic name can be the folder name. Always give full and complete names to any folder or file, avoid using abbreviations or acronyms. This way, just reading the folder or file name will give you an idea of its contents.

# Make a folder (this could be under your 'home' folder or your 'documents' folder) on the computer by topic, the topic name can be the folder name. Always give full and complete names to any folder or file, avoid using abbreviations or acronyms. This way, just reading the folder or file name will give you an idea of its contents.

# This can have sub folders for ‘Text’, ‘Image’ and ‘Audio Video’ for saving your save your text, image, audio and video files respectively.   

# This can have sub folders for ‘Text’, ‘Image’ and ‘Audio Video’ for saving your save your text, image, audio and video files respectively.   

# You could instead create sub folders for different sub-topics for your topic and save your files based on the sub topic. For instance, the topic 'energy' could serve as the name of your folder, within which you could create sub-folders for heat, light, magnetism, electricity etc. You should think about the way you would want to access your library later, and create the sub-folders (and sub sub-folders) on basis of this hierarchy. Searching for files later becomes easier if you have categorised them and then organised them in folders based on these categories.

# You could instead create sub folders for different sub-topics for your topic and save your files based on the sub topic. For instance, the topic 'energy' could serve as the name of your folder, within which you could create sub-folders for heat, light, magnetism, electricity etc. You should think about the way you would want to access your library later, and create the sub-folders (and sub sub-folders) on the basis of this hierarchy. Searching for files later becomes easier if you have categorised them and then organised them in folders based on these categories.

# As a teacher, you could also have the 'academic year' as the base folder, within which you could create the resource folders and sub folders, for topics connected to your teaching. This way, when you begin a new year (2017-18), you can simply copy the folder of the previous academic year (2016-17) with the new year (2017-18) as the folder name. You can then add, modify or delete files in the sub folders within this year folder as per your requirements for the new year.

# As a teacher, you could also have the 'academic year' as the base folder, within which you could create the resource folders and sub folders, for topics connected to your teaching. This way, when you begin a new year (2017-18), you can simply copy the folder of the previous academic year (2016-17) with the new year (2017-18) as the folder name. You can then add, modify or delete files in the sub folders within this year folder as per your requirements for the new year.

# Access relevant resources - web pages, text files, images, animations, audio clips, videos, from internet.  Make sure you check the copyright information on these resources and download only those resources which license you to re-use.

# Access relevant resources - web pages, text files, images, animations, audio clips, videos, from internet.  Make sure you check the copyright information on these resources and identify those resources which allow you to re-use.  

# Save these on relevant sub-folders in your folder.

# Save these on relevant sub-folders in your folder.

# Create a 'meta' document which will provide your thoughts on the topic (you will learn how to create a text document in unit 2, so this can be done later)  

# Create a 'meta' document which will provide your thoughts on the topic (you will learn how to create a text document in unit 2, so this can be done later).  For now, this meta document can be created on a paper and can be digitized later.

## Copy links of the resources you find useful, and which you would like to refer to later, in your meta document

## Copy links of the resources you find useful, and which you would like to refer to later, in your meta document

## Add your own comments, suggestions in the meta document, and connect the resources accessed and shared, with your ideas to create a resource document on the selected topic.

## Add your own comments, suggestions in the meta document, and connect the resources accessed and shared, with your ideas to create a resource document on the selected topic.