Searching The Net
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This document outlines a project funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services focused on understanding search engines and effective searching techniques. It covers topics such as the functionality of search engines, the concept of the deep web, Boolean searching, and examples of effective and ineffective search strings. The document also encourages participants to engage in further learning opportunities offered by the library.
Searching The Net
- 1. Searching the Net This project has been made possible by a grant from the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- 2. Objectives Learn about how searching and search engines work Talk about the various search engines Discuss Boolean searching Learn about phrasing your search string
- 3. What is a search engine? A Tool!
- 4. Web Crawler Use web crawler programs to index sites in the web Times when Crawlers are impractical large volume fast rate of change dynamic page generation NO search engine indexes more than 16% of the web
- 5. Deep Web Exists below the surface web Contains the majority of the internet’s content Here because of: Dynamic page generation Fast rate of change NOT indexed by many search Engines Complete Planet Lycos
- 7. Some of the Search Engines Available About.com AltaVista AlltheWeb Ask.com Google Live Search Snap Yahoo!
- 8. Metasearch engines Sends your request to several search engines at once Dogpile HotBot Excite KartOO Mamma WebCrawler
- 9. Boolean Searching Uses operators to narrow search results AND (+) OR (usually implied) NOT (-) You can also use quotation marks to force certain phrases (ex. “population of Ozark Missouri”)
- 10. Examples of good Search Strings Munchkin Cats Claddagh Rings Dragons Rhinoceros Beetles Mark Twain Fly Fishing Haley’s Comet Examples of not so good Search Strings How do I tie a hand-made halter When is the best time to plant tomatoes I need to know what the population of brazil is How deep is the grand canyon Search Strings
- 11. Thank you for coming Feel free to repeat this class or sign up for other classes at the circulation desk Questions ?