This document provides information on different types of searches that can be performed on the internet using Google search engine. It discusses simple keyword searches as well as advanced search options like using special characters and operators to refine results. These include exact phrase searches, forbidden term searches, searches by file type or date. The document also introduces targeted searches of discussion lists and tools for translating searches and content into different languages.

1. Finding information on the InternetWEB 2.0

2. Learning ObjectivesYou will learn :About the different types of search engines

3. How to perform simple and advanced searches using google search engine

4. How to perform targeted searches

5. How to translate and personalize your searchesWEB 2.0

6. Different Types of Searches ….Search can be performed either through a search engine or a directory.

7. A search engine is automated while a directory service is compiled by humans.WEB 2.0

8. Searching with GoogleWEB 2.0

9. Searching With GoogleExpand the “More” link to search more content typesWEB 2.0

10. Searching With GoogleExpand the “More search tools” link to see different search toolsWEB 2.0

11. Searching with GoogleFor advanced search options

12. Searching with GoogleBy default Google returns only pages that match all your search terms.You can tailor searches to return specific resultsGoogle Advanced Search“…“: exact phrase e.g. "to be or not to be" -: forbidden terms e.g. cow-mad * : words starting with e.g. people*NEAR : adjacent words e.g. (stock NEAR exchange) OR: logical expression e.g. (plan OR programme)

13. Google Advanced Search[Site:countrycode] restricts results to a country (two letter country codes)[Filetype:] retrieves only specified formats[related:] lists web pages that are "similar" to a specified web page.[after:] modified after a given date e.g. after:DD/MM/AAAA [before:] modified before a given date e.g. before:DD/MM/AAAA

14. Google Advanced Search[[allintitle:] restricts the results to those with all of the query words in the title.[intitle:] restricts the results to documents containing that word in the title. [define:] provides a definition of words gathered from various online sources.

15. Targeted Searches – Discussions listsGroups: http://groups.google.com/Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/

16. Targeted Searches – Discussions listsA google targeted search for discussions related to a particular topic

17. Language Search and ToolsSearch for content in different languages and get it served in your preferred language: http://translate.google.comTranslated search: http://www.google.com/language_tools

18. Translated search: practicum

19. Search Services…Books: http://books.google.comJournals: http://www.scirus.orgScholarly literature: http://scholar.google.comProjects: http://aida.developmentgateway.orgNews: http://news.google.comSearch with related links http://www.exalead.com/search