searching the internet. why yahoo!today? all search engines are not created equal all search engines...
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Why Yahoo!Today?
•All search engines are not created equal•They index different contents•They have different features•They generate different results
Why Boolean Operators?- AND, OR, “”, site:
•Natural Language vs. Boolean Operators “Why college textbooks are so expensive?” vs. Textbooks AND (college OR university) site:edu
•Precise•Effective•Efficient•Educational•So, Why Not?
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Start with Good Keywords
•Use background information and read between lines• If your research topic is E-85
▫E-85▫Alternative Fuel▫Green Energy
Green Energy
Alternative Fuel
E-85
AND• Narrow search results – yield less results• Sample Searches
▫cost - 2,150,000,000 Results Cost of living, online shopping mall eCost, COST (Stock
Ticker), …..▫textbooks - 254,000,000 Results
Cheap Textbooks, Online Bookstores…▫cost AND textbooks - 27,300,000 Results
Textbook costs in Higher Ed, Make Textbooks affordable…
OR
•Broaden search results – yield more results•Always use Parentheses () with OR•Sample Searches
▫cost AND textbooks AND college - 9,140,000 Results
▫cost AND textbooks AND (college OR university) - 10,700,000 Results
▫(college OR university) added more search results
Phrase Search “”• Searches the exact phrase• Sample Searches
▫college Student - 742,000,000 Results▫“college Student” - 38,800,000 Results
▫cost of textbooks - 25,100,000 Results▫“cost of textbooks” - 175,000 Results
• Consider replacing prepositions with AND unless it is a part of proper noun such as “University of Nebraska,” “Gone with Wind.”
Tip: Prepositions
•… of … … on … … in … … to… … with …•Sample Searches
▫“cost of textbooks” - 175,000 Results▫cost of textbooks - 25,100,000 Results▫cost AND textbooks - 27,300,0000 Results
site:
• Limit to a specific domain ▫site:edu, site:gov, site:org, site:com, site:mo.us
• Limit to a specific site▫site:nwmissouri.edu
•Sample Searches▫scholarships site:edu
32,300,000 Results▫scholarships site:nwmissouri.edu
1,260 Results