Lesson 3: Online Search and Research Skills Flashcards
the process
of interactively searching for
and retrieving requested
information via a computer
from databases that are
online.
Online Search
Tips for conducting online research
- Have a question in mind.
- Narrow it down.
- Advanced search.
- Look for credible sources.
- Give credit.
a software
system that is designed to search
for information on the World Wide
Web. The search results are
generally presented in a line of
results often referred to as search
engine results pages.
Search Engine
Seven examples of Search Engines
Google, Bing, Yahoo, Baidu, Ask.com, Yandex, DuckDuckGo
a medium for online search
and for advance research.
You can filter and
customize your
search results to find
exactly what you
want.
Google Filter
gives the Web searcher the ability to narrow their searches by a series of different filters; i.e., language, proximity, domain, etc.
Google Advanced Search
The use of search operators
Refine web searches
symbols or words in your search to
make your search results more precise.
Search Operators
provide results from a specific website
site:website.com
allows you to include terms that are usually ignored
+
finds the exact words in a phrase
” “
Finds or includes web pages that contain a group of words
( )
Finds web pages that contains all the terms or phrases
AND/&
Excludes web pages that contain a term or phrase
NOT/-
Finds web pages that contain either or the term or phrases or combine searches. Used to make your search broader
OR/|
Searches for a specific price of an object
$__
Searches within a range of numbers (e.g. 1-100)
..
Searches a user profile name
@name
Searches hashtag when put in front of a word
#
Searches something if you do not know the exact terms or unknown words.
- or asterisk
provides related websites
related:website.com