Showing posts with label Web Search Strategies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Web Search Strategies. Show all posts

Monday, October 22, 2012

Web Search Strategies

This video introduces the best ways to use search engines to find information on the Web. It uses real-world examples that illustrate ways to reduce useless results and includes:
  • How search engines work
  • Picking the right key words
  • Using quotes and the minus sign
  • Combinations of strategies
Click here to view video . . .

Tips
1) Be specific. 
2) Know basic shortcuts - for words that appear together, like a phrase or a quote, put quotes around the words. 
3) For words with multiple meanings - place a hyphen or minus sign just before the word you want to exclude.