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Searching the Internet with a focus on Google searching...this is the PowerPoint used during our Get Your Google On! workshop.
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- 1. Developed by Jen Farr
- 2. An Internet tool that searches for web sites containing the word(s) that you designate in search term(s) Search engines search their own databases of information
- 3. Search engines use automated software programs knows as spiders or bots to survey the Web and build their databases. Each search engine has its own way of doing things.
- 4. Taking a closer look at how a search engine works…
- 5. Developed by Jennifer Farr, Farr-Out Links to Learning Search engine’s “spiders” or “bots” find the site on their gathering missions. Publishers of documents register their sites with search engines. Website developers/companies pay to have their sites listed. How does a search engine “know” about the documents on the web?
- 6. • A search tool that organizes Internet sites by subject • Users work down a series of menus • Smaller in scope than search engines • A search tool maintained by human beings
- 7. Taking a closer look at how a directory works…
- 8. Developed by Jennifer Farr, Farr-Out Links to Learning • The WWW Virtual Library • JoeAnt • Academic Info. • Best of the Web
- 9. Personal preference Directories allow the user to form the search, but may not use common terms Search engines allow the user to use common language, but may lead to lots of irrelevant hits.
- 10. Formulate your search question carefully Identify important concepts within the question Identify keywords to describe these topics and think of related synonyms
- 11. Know how to use your browser Check your spelling Consider the source Remember some web sites pay to be listed
- 12. Developed by Jennifer Farr, Farr-Out Links to Learning Know your search tool (read the help section and use the advanced search features) Use wildcard searches Learn about Boolean searching
- 13. Wildcard SearchesWildcard SearchesWildcard SearchesWildcard Searches A special symbol which allows you to search simultaneously for several words with the same stem educator educat* educators education educational
- 14. Developed by Jennifer Farr, Farr-Out Links to Learning Boolean SearchesBoolean SearchesBoolean SearchesBoolean Searches Allow you to broaden a search Allow you to narrow a search Are designated differently in each search engine
- 15. How do I narrow a searchHow do I narrow a search using “using “andand”?”? How do I narrow a searchHow do I narrow a search using “using “andand”?”? Using and will only provide links to sites which have BOTH of these words present To perform this search in Google you would type heart +disease
- 16. How do I narrow a searchHow do I narrow a search even more?even more? How do I narrow a searchHow do I narrow a search even more?even more? Using and twice will limit the search even more You will only get pages that include all THREE of the terms
- 17. How do I narrow a searchHow do I narrow a search using “using “notnot”?”? How do I narrow a searchHow do I narrow a search using “using “notnot”?”? Using not narrows the search by telling the search engine to exclude certain words To perform this search in Google you would type schools -middle
- 18. Can I combine two differentCan I combine two different operators?operators? Can I combine two differentCan I combine two different operators?operators? You can combine different operators to limit or broaden a search
- 19. How do I broaden a search?How do I broaden a search?How do I broaden a search?How do I broaden a search? Use of the word or will broaden a search Use or if two words may be used interchangeably Can use or more than once to get very broad results
- 20. How do search tools deal withHow do search tools deal with Boolean operators?Boolean operators? How do search tools deal withHow do search tools deal with Boolean operators?Boolean operators? • Not consistent among search engines (example: to exclude a term some search tools use “–” [minus sign] and some prefer that you write out the word “not”) • May enter it by hand or via a pop-up box • May have to go to an “advanced” page • The default is usually and or or
- 21. ~ (synonyms) Let Google “think” of synonyms • Example: ~food finds pages with recipes, nutrition, cooking .. (number ranges) • Example: DVD player $250..350 finds pages with DVD players priced between $250 and $350 • Example: “babe ruth” 1919..1925 finds pages with information about Babe Ruth in the years from 1919 to 1925
- 22. Stemming more than one word does not require * -- Google automatically stems more than one word (unless the words appear in quotes) • Example: reading plan finds pages with read, reading, reads, and plan, plans, planning • Example: “reading plan” will only find pages with reading and plan
- 23. * (Full-word wildcard within quotes) Find variants of expressions or expressions you are unsure of. • Example: ”it’s all in the *” Proximity searches…the number of “*” represents the number of intervening words. • Example: “bush * iraq” (within 1) “bush ** iraq” (within 2) “bush *** iraq” (within 3)
- 24. Check out the many additional tips I have included in your handout!
- 25. Try synonyms and variant forms of words • Example: popular, common, favorite Combine synonyms, keywords and variant forms of words • Example: “methods” or “ways” or “techniques”
- 26. In the address bar of your browser… Begin by typing www. Type the name or acronym of the organization (scholastic) Add the domain (most often .com, or .edu, .org, .gov, .mil, .net) URL GuessingURL Guessing
- 27. This technique works best when you find a resource that you like but would like to know if the site offers additional related information on a different page. (Obviously, you will want to look for links first…if you don’t see any links…) TruncationTruncation
- 28. Look for the address on the toolbar and start deleting text from right to left – stop and enter whenever you reach a “/” [slash] http://farr- integratingit.net/Trainings/Searching/s ubjectdirectory-def.htm Delete and press Enter By the way, this technique does not always work, but it is a strategy you can try! Truncation Continued…Truncation Continued…
- 29. Was the information developed by a credible source (example: a news magazine, a trusted publication…) Is the content valid? Have you checked other resources, especially if the information is not familiar to you?
- 31. Internet Search Strategies http://alamo.nmsu.edu/library/samples.html#dir Internet Searching Samples http://www.buddyproject.org/tool/search/default.asp Searching Home Page by Tammy Payton http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/searching/ Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Searching the Internet http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/main.html Finding It Online: Web Search Strategies http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/strat/strat1.html The Spider’s Apprentice http://www.monash.com/spidap4.html
- 32. Feel free to ask for additional help or make an appointment to spend more time with Jen.