First Web Page

http://twoplayfulotters.com/students/rbonifant.html

This assignment was a lot of fun. I must admit, at first it was a little frustrating because I'm using a mac and things are a little different. I was having trouble getting Safari to open the file so I could see it as it would appear on the web. It was opening it as a text editor would, so all I could see was the html code. I went back through the directions very carefully and used the exact programs recommended for all the steps. After that it worked fine. I think it was because I was trying to use OSX text edit.

After that everything went smoothly. I feel I have a clear understanding of what went on with this process. I understand the differences between the web, internet, ftp, client and server. I can see with more experience how fun it would be to make more advanced web pages. You could create your own blog with your own custom page without limitations. Or maybe you could link your blog to your personal page where people could get more goodies. The possibilities seem infinite. I'm going to try and take an introductory html class next quarter if my schedule works out. After this class I feel much better about accessing resources from many aspects of the internet. I feel I have a much better "bird's eye" view of the whole thing.

Open Web Searching

I'm going to start off with a quick summary. I really like having the ability to search for topics within specific domains. I found the .org to be the least relevant of the three here. It's kind of neat to see only government sites or only educational sites. If you need to broaden things just bring in the .com and you'll get plenty of hits. It's a subtle way to alter your searches but very effective. For academic purposes I can see using the .gov and .edu a lot more often from here on out. Just to clarify, I used Yahoo search engine for all four citations and repeated the same boolean search for each as well. I received plenty of hits with this strategy. 


a) Yahoo.com
b) I used the boolean statement:

"domestic violence" or "family violence" and "native american*" or "american indian" and prevalen*

(.gov)
Author. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Prevalence of adult domestic violence among women seeking routine care in a Native American health care facility. Oct 1998. Mar 6 2066. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1508473/

Since the website is a database for medical journals I assume the content has been peer reviewed and its purpose is to educate or inform on a specific aspect of the topic. It is also a .gov domain which might make it more credible.

(.com)
Author. Informaworld. Domestic Violence Among the Navajo: A Legacy of Colonization. 2011. Mar. 06 2011. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a904397813&db=all

This website is also for medical journals or academic journals. There are references as well. I've never heard of this database but it looks quite useful

(.edu)
Sokolof, Natalie J. John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Multicultural Perspectives on Domestic Violence. 2000. Mar. 06 2011. http://www.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/research/DomesticViolence/ii.html

This site is a criminal justice college website that is for educating and the article has many thorough references. It appears to be current.

(.org)
Author. Family Violence Prevention Fund. Violence Prevention Leader Lauds Senate Committee on Indian Affairs For Passing Tribal Law & Order Act of 2009. 2011. Mar. 06 2011. http://www.endabuse.org/content/news/detail/1360

Not entirely sure about this one but it seems that the purpose of this site is raising awareness and funds. Seems to be fact based with little or no bias. The article  is linked to outside pages for more information to reference. I'd trust it.