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    How to Search the Internet Effectively
Tipstostart: Defineyour topic.  Think exactly what information you're looking for. Write down the information you are looking for it. A. using phrases:    Phrases are combinations of two or more words
B: BooleanBasics AND: Means "I want only documents that contain both/all words. OR: means "I want documents that contain either word; I don't care which."  AND NOT: Means "I want documents that contain this word, but not if the document also contains another word
Quick Tips Use nouns as query keywords. Never use articles ("a," "the"), pronouns ("he," "it"), conjunctions ("and," "or") or prepositions ("to," "from") in your queries. Where possible, combine keywords into phrases by using quotation marks, as in "solar system.“  (awareness for teachers.)
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How to search the internet effectively

  • 1. How to Search the Internet Effectively
  • 2. Tipstostart: Defineyour topic. Think exactly what information you're looking for. Write down the information you are looking for it. A. using phrases: Phrases are combinations of two or more words
  • 3. B: BooleanBasics AND: Means "I want only documents that contain both/all words. OR: means "I want documents that contain either word; I don't care which." AND NOT: Means "I want documents that contain this word, but not if the document also contains another word
  • 4. Quick Tips Use nouns as query keywords. Never use articles ("a," "the"), pronouns ("he," "it"), conjunctions ("and," "or") or prepositions ("to," "from") in your queries. Where possible, combine keywords into phrases by using quotation marks, as in "solar system.“ (awareness for teachers.)
  • 6. Go , Search, and Enjoy!