Finding Information on the Web

Spring Flowers and Search Engines

Author: Eric Marler M.D.http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/assist/dev.htm#Marler

May 1, 2010

Google Search Engine Options

• Google Search Engine Options are defined at http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

Spring Flowers & Search Engines

• Spring Flowers have common names and Latin names• Latin names are specific and well suited for use as

keywords with Search Engines • Keywords have been adapted from• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_early_spring_flowers• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_late_spring_flowers• Subject to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License • The lists sample a far broader universe of spring flowers

Some Search Options for Spring Flowers

• Google Scholar (yields articles)• Google Books (yields books and articles) • Google Web (yields distribution maps)• Google Images (yields images)• Google Web (filetype:ppt) (yields lectures)• Google Videos (yields videos)• Google Web (yields content)• Spring flower searches follow:

Anenome Ranunculoides

• Anemone ranunculoides articles• Anemone ranunculoides books• Anemone ranunculoides distribution map • Anemone ranunculoides images• Anenome ranunculoides .ppt • Anemone ranunculoides videos • Anemone ranunculoides

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) articles • Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) books• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) distributio

n map • Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) images• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) .ppt• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) videos• Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus)

• Chestnut Oak (Quercus primus) articles• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) books• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) distribution ma

p

• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) images• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) .ppt• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) videos• Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus)

Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) articles• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) books • Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) distribut

ion map• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) images• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) .ppt • Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) videos• Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera)

• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) articles

• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) books • Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) distrib

ution map • Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) images• Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) .ppt • Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) videos • Common Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera)

Crocus

• Crocus articles • Crocus books • Crocus distribution map • Crocus images • Crocus .ppt • Crocus videos • Crocus

Dewberry (Rubus)

• Dewberry (Rubus) articles • Dewberry (Rubus) books • Dewberry (Rubus) distribution map • Dewberry (Rubus) images • Dewberry (Rubus) .ppt• Dewberry (Rubus) videos• Dewberry (Rubus)

Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)

• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) articles • Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) books • Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) distributi

on map

• Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) images• Dog's Mercury {Mercurialis perennis} .ppt • Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) videos • Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)

Early Star of Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica)

• Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) articles • Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) books• Early Star--of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) distributio

n map• Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) images • Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica) .ppt • Early Star-of-Bethelehem (Gagea bohemica) videos • Early Star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea bohemica)

Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

• Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) articles• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) books• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) distributio

n map

• Eastern Redbud.(Cercis canadensis) images• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) .ppt• Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) videos • Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertifolia)

• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) articles • Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) books • Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) distribu

tion map• Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) images • Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) .ppt • Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora) videos • Ghost Flower (Mohavea confertiflora)

Helianthemum apenninum

• Helianthemum apenninum articles • Helianthemum apenninum books • Helianthemum apenninum distribution map • Helianthemum apenninum images• Helianthemum apenninum .ppt • Helianthemum apenninum videos• Helianthemum apenninum

Iris Plant

• Iris plant articles• Iris plant books • Iris plant distribution map • Iris plant images• Iris plant .ppt • Iris plant videos• Iris plant

Lasthenia conjugens

• Lasthenia conjugens articles • Lasthenia conjugens books• Lasthenia conjugens distribution map • Lasthenia conjugens images• Lasthenia conjugens .ppt • Lasthenia conjugens videos• Lasthenia conjugens

Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)

• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) articles • Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) books • Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) distributi

on map • Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) images • Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria).ppt• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) videos• Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)

Luzula campestris

• Luzula campestris articles • Luzula campestris books • Luzula campestris distribution map • Luzula campestris images• Luzula campestris .ppt • Luzula campestris videos• Luzula campestris

Snowdrop (Galanthus)

• Snowdrop (Galanthus) articles • Snowdrop (Galanthus) books • Snowdrop (Galanthus) distribution map • Snowdrop (Galanthus) images• Snowdrop (Galanthus) .ppt • Snowdrop (Galanthus) videos• Snowdrop (Galanthus)

Spring Snowflake (Leucojum)

• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) articles • Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) books • Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) distribution map

• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) images• Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) .ppt • Spring Snowflake (Leucojum) videos • Spring Snowflake (Leucojum)

Sterculia colorata

• Sterculia colorata articles • Sterculia colorata books • Sterculia colorata distribution map • Sterculia colorata images• Sterculia colorata .ppt • Sterculia colorata videos• Sterculia colorata

Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria)

• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) articles • Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) books • Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) distributio

n map • Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) images• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) .ppt • Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria) videos• Sweet Crabapple (Malus coronaria)

Further Search Options for Spring Flowers

• Google News -> Events• Google Photos• Google Blogs• Google Maps -> Retail Outlets• Google Shopping -> Purchasing• Google Translate -> Search in 52 Languages

New Horizons

• Google Search Techniques were used to create the Scientific Supercourse at http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/Science/scienceBA.htm

• 440,000 Powerpoint Lectures were harvested in 600 academic disciplines of Science such as Engineering, Agriculture, Health, Environment, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Space Science, Information Science and Systems Science.

• Searches were conducted with English, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese and Arabic keywords.

New Horizons (cont.)

• It is anticipated from prior experience with the Supercourse in the Internet, Epidemiology and Public Health that students and professors will utilize these lectures for learning.

• With its current content of 4,500 Powerpoint lectures, the Supercourse in The Internet, Epidemiologcy and Public Health can be enjoyed at http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/index.htm

New Horizons (cont.)

• The Supercourse was hosted at the 2010 Biovision meeting at the Library of Alexandria by Dr. Ismail Serageldin. It was a phenomenal event for the Supercourse. There were over 2000 people there.

• What is nice about a meeting like this is that we can share our knowledge across disciplines.

• There were 3 lectures on Robots:

New Horizons (cont.)• A professor in Japan made a life size robot looking exactly

like him and talking much like him; • Another professor made miniature robots in the shape of a

worm with a camera inside. He is into clinical trials to have people swallow the Robo-worms and do a colonoscopy;

• The last professor took sensors and implanted them into his arm, and his wife’s arm, as well as wiring up his brain. He could control the movement of his wife’s hand just by thinking.

• E-mail Subject: Library of Alexandria From: "Ronald E. LaPorte, PhD" <super1@pitt.edu> Date: Wed, April 21, 2010 9:51 pm To: super2@pitt.edu

Conclusion• The World Wide Web has brought anytime, anywhere

access to more than 100 billion web pages. Web search engines such as Google encompass news, images, video, directories, books, articles, catalogues, products, laboratory tests, blogs, electronic mail, maps, local businesses, satellite images, and lectures.

• We are now closer to realizing the aspirations of Tennyson's Ulysses:

“And this gray spirit yearning in desire To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.”