Swiss portal for research on the Internet
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The Swiss portal for research on the Internet (SPRINT) is a comprehensive information and teaching tool for Internet research. The site, which was launched in January 1997, includes annotated search engine directories, detailed basic texts on research in general and information retrieval in particular, and methodically structured e-learning modules.
history
On the basis of two articles published in 1996 on search methods, search engines and search catalogs in the journals Nachrichten für Documentation and iX Magazin , Bernard Bekavac , then employed as a research assistant at the University of Konstanz , created the first content for web searches , then under the name WWW- Information Science Search Pages .
Until 2013, these pages were regularly expanded with the help of information science students . In 2004 there was a fundamental revision and a significant expansion of the content. Since then, SPRINT has been known under its current name and is based at the Swiss Institute for Information Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Chur . Since 2009, the offer has also included modules for e-learning and training materials for lecturers. And after the last revision, the website was supplemented with the heading "Scientific Search".
Content
The General Internet Search section explains how search procedures, operators and methods work and how best to proceed with a search. Under search engine , users get an overview of the various search engines.
Scientific Search on the Internet is the newest part of SPRINT. It provides information on how scientific search engines work. A special feature here are the detailed profiles of selected services. They should make it easier to decide whether the search engine is suitable for the respective user with his information needs. This part also presents other sources for scientific literature research on the Internet. Methodically processed modules for e-learning facilitate self-study . What you have learned can be checked in an entertaining quiz or with case studies. Background information about the Internet, the exciting history of the open source movement and current studies can be found in the background information section. Training documents are available in a password-protected area. This offer is primarily intended to address lecturers and teachers from the tertiary sector .
SPRINT is a product of HTW CHUR. All sources used are given. The portal is rounded off by an extensive glossary .
SPRINT runs on TYPO3 , a free software . Its contents are subject to a user-friendly Creative Commons - License .
criticism
The portal is aimed at students and lecturers in general and those in information science in particular. Due to this clear target group orientation, the content is very compact. Some of the texts are difficult to understand for users from other circles.
Web links
- Sprint Official Website
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- ↑ Welcome to the new SPRINT. Chur: HTW, 2009. (= set of slides).
- ↑ http://sprint.informationswwissenschaft.ch/ueber-sprint/entstehung/ (February 12, 2011).
- ↑ http://sprint.informationswwissenschaft.ch/glossar-literatur/ (February 12, 2011).
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (February 12, 2011).
- ↑ SPRINT marketing concept. Chur: HTW, 2009.
