Transcript Internet Searching Techniques

Internet Search Techniques
Finding What You’re
Looking For
First, Ask a Question . . .
The Search Question
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Creating a good search question is half the
battle
Types of questions:
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Specific: you want the answer to a specific question
Open-ended: you want to find out all you can on a
specific subject
Types of Search Tools
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Search engines
Directories
Meta-search engines
Other resources
Search Engines
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A Web page that finds other Web pages
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Enter a keyword or search expression and click a
button
Review search results
If desired, refine the search
Boolean Operators
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A system of logical operators that allow you to
specify relationships between search words
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Use AND to find all search terms
Use OR to find either search term
Use NOT to eliminate some portion of search
results for the keyword
Directories
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A list of hyperlinks organized into categories
To use:
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Click on the category link to display links within the
category
Continue to click more specific links until you locate
the subject of your search
Meta-Search Engines
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Search tools that submit a search to more than
one engine at a time.
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Enter a keyword or search expression
Specify which search engines to use
Review search results from each engine