Searching with Search Engines

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Searching with Search Engines

• ATS 2004Menchaca

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Search Engines Collect

• Spiders
• Bots
• Humans

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Keyword Searches

• Boolean Logic
• And, or, not
• Phrases and parentheses
• Remove frames

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Natural Language Searches

• Syntax
• Question
• Advanced features

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Subject Guide Searches

• Categorization
• Intense human resources
• Some evaluation (appropriateness but not content)

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Meta Searches

• Searches search engines
• Advanced features hit and miss
• Large number of hits

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Important Features

• Google AOL Images
• Advanced capabilities
• References (dictionaries, thesaurus, etc.)
• Evaluated web sites (kidsclick)