georgia younker summer ii global information resources itec 6375 search engine scavenger hunt...
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Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows
Georgia YounkerSummer II
Global Information ResourcesITEC 6375
Search Engine Scavenger Hunt Analysis
Assigned Reading:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Book Locations (limited capacity available): Eastside Elementary School Library (qty. ? ). Public Library Conway Arkansas (qty. ? ). E-book Format (website: ? ). Audio Book Format Location (location: ?).
Czech-Us-Out Book Club
Search Engines Used:
Lycos.com (http://www.thesearchenginelist.com) Top 5 internet search portals. Primarily used for entertainment content.
Free Book Search (http://www.thesearchenginelist.com) Book searching portal Search thousands of digital libraries. Finds hidden books.
Google Book Search (http://www.thesearchenginelist.com) Most powerful search engine.
Hunt Begins
Lycos
Keywords and/or Combinations: Harry Potter. Deathly Hallows. eBooks availability and cost. Faulkner County Arkansas
Public Library availability for checkout.
Downloadable Audio Books, cost and location.
Languages provided. Published date. Author. Publisher. Movie Version.
Image and information obtained from: http://www.lycos.com
Free Book Search
Keywords and/or Combinations: Harry Potter. Deathly Hallows. eBooks availability and cost. Faulkner County Arkansas
Public Library availability for checkout.
Downloadable Audio Books, cost and location.
Languages provided. Published date. Author. Publisher. Movie Version.
Image and information obtained from: http://freebooksearch.net/
Google Books
Keywords and/or Combinations. Harry Potter. Deathly Hallows. eBooks availability and cost. Faulkner County Arkansas
Public Library availability for checkout.
Downloadable Audio Books, cost and location.
Languages provided. Published date. Author. Publisher. Movie Version.
Images and information obtained from: http://books.google.com/
Specifications
Identify the following:
Record time spent searching for; Author. Publisher. Published Year. Languages. eBook. Audio Book. Movie and release date(s). Cast.
Provide Keyword and/or Combination of phrases used.
Recommendation of best results.
Image and information obtained from: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/MP900438753.aspx?Download=MP900438753&ext=JPG&AxInstalled=1&c=0 (free clipart)
Results for Lycos
Phrase used: Faulkner County Public Library –
Deathly Hallows; took 12 minutes if not shorter to load. Provided all necessary information in question.
Website provides public library location, item location, and status.
DVD’s, Books, Audio Books are also available on the same page.
Author, Publisher, Publishing date also provided for each genera.
BookLocations
Audio Book Locations
Image and information obtained from: http://iii.fcl.org/search~S1/X?SEARCH=(Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Deathly%20Hallows)&SORT=D
DVDLocations
Free Book Search
Phrase used: Harry Potter Deathly Hallows,
check availability. Automatically took me to this page.
Asked for specific identification for search. No general search available.
Took 23 minutes for me to find all the necessary information.
Pointed to other search engines.
Did provide Publisher, Author, and Year Published quickly.
Did provide digital libraries, but limited selection.
Image and information obtained from: http://freebooksearch.net/
Google Books
Used same search phrase from Lycos, and Free Book Search, it did not provide any information.
Used another phrase, book title.
Information screen provided with book locations.
Took 18 minutes to find all specific information.
Images and information obtained from: http://books.google.com/
Search Engine Recommendation
Time spent gathering all information: Lycos – 12 minutes Free Book Search – 23 minutes Google Books – 18 minutes
Recommendation: Lycos search engine did not take you to another search engine, rather took you directly to information requested.
Google Books Search Engine home page. (n.d.). Retrieved August 2, 2011, from
http://books.google.com/.
Lycos Search Engine home page. (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2011, from http://www.lycos.com.
Microsoft Office Clipart Center clipart. (n.d.). Retrieved August 1, 2011, fromhttp://office.microsoft.com/enus/images/MP900438753.aspx?Download=MP900438753&ext=JPG&AxInstalled=1&c=0
Schneider, P., Gary & Evans, Jessica. (2010). The Internet (8th ed.). Course Technology. Boston,
Ma.: Cengage Learning.
The Search Engine List. Website. (n.d.). Retrieved July 30, 2011, from http://www.thesearchenginelist.com
References