7. USA OR America
design*
Jaguar -cat
“Festival of Britain”
Define “paper prototyping”
James Dyson invented *
Related:www.designcouncil.org.uk
Scandinavian site: design
“Scandinavian design” site: ac
“a * saved is a * earned”
Streamlining your search
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_miley/2614472057/
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/pdde/SearchTips
14. Need further help?
Your Librarian is:
Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/PDDE/Help
Editor's Notes
Welcome
Intros
Lots of group work etc
Need shape diagram
Need images
Need A3 paper for both exercises
What are we going to cover today:
Importance of using the right keywords to find what you want when searching for information.
The words you use are very important and can make all the difference.
If you don’t use the right language or words then you won’t find what you need.
Drawing exercise in pairs.
Person drawing cannot ask any questions.
Use of meaningful words is essential to communicate your ideas.
Other languages, different ways of describing things etc.
In groups.
However so much information on the Internet so can use these refining tips to make search more effective.
Discuss the ways that you can control your search (can be used on all sorts of databases including the Internet):
USA OR America (Broaden)
design* (Broaden)
Jaguar -cat(Exclude)
“Festival of Britain” (Phrase)
+Ideo or “IDEO” (Exact match)
Define: “paper prototyping” (Phrase)
James Dyson invented * (Fill in the blanks)
Related:www.designcouncil.org.uk (Web pages that have similar content to the given site)
Scandinavian site: design (Search within specific sites with specified subject)
“Scandinavian design” site: ac (Search within a domain eg. .ac)
“a * saved is a * earned” Add an asterisk as a placeholder for any unknown or wildcard terms.
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