{"id":925,"date":"2015-06-19T01:52:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T01:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/collegesuccess2x48xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=925"},"modified":"2015-06-19T03:13:36","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T03:13:36","slug":"effective-internet-search-strategies","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ivytech-collegesuccess2x48x111\/chapter\/effective-internet-search-strategies\/","title":{"raw":"Effective Internet Search Strategies","rendered":"Effective Internet Search Strategies"},"content":{"raw":"

What is a Search Engine?<\/h1>\r\nA web search engine<\/b> is a software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web.\u00a0The information may be a mix of web pages, images, and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories. Unlike web directories, which are maintained only by human editors, search engines also maintain real-time information by running an algorithm on a web crawler.\r\n\r\nThere are many search engines from which to choose. The following table shows recent data for use of popular search engines.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Internet Search Engines<\/td>\r\nMarket Share in December 2014<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Google<\/a><\/td>\r\n66.44%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Baidu<\/a><\/td>\r\n11.15%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Bing<\/a><\/td>\r\n10.29%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Yahoo!<\/a><\/td>\r\n9.31%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
AOL<\/a><\/td>\r\n0.53%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Ask<\/a><\/td>\r\n0.21%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Lycos<\/a><\/td>\r\n0.01%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n \r\n\r\nWhat\u2019s that? The latest dance move from Brazil? No. It just means using AND, OR, or NOT in your searches. Your research will go much faster if you can use a Boolean operator.\r\n\r\nSo, let your fingers do the dancing by using AND, OR, or NOT to improve your search results.\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s see how.\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Hot Tip!<\/h3>\r\nBoolean operators are names after George Boole, an English mathematician and philosopher.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Boolean Logic<\/h1>\r\n\"Screenshot\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Hot Tip!<\/h3>\r\nSearch engines, such as Google and Yahoo!, automatically add AND to your search terms.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Combining Boolean Operators<\/h2>\r\nYou can use multiple operators within the same search to get even more effective and powerful results. Simply group your synonyms with OR, then combine them with another key concept using AND.\r\n\r\nIn the example below you can see how this works.\r\n\r\n\"Screenshot<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Hot Tip!<\/h3>\r\nWhen combining two or more Boolean operators, it is important to put the key words being combined INSIDE the parentheses\u2014those will be dealt with first. Then, most databases will read the search from left to right, just like Algebra!\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.openassessments.com\/assessments\/1224\r\n

Try Truncation<\/h2>\r\nAnother technique that can improve your search results is called truncation. Truncating a word means that you are able to search different forms of the same word at the same time.\r\n\r\nTruncation requires the use of symbols, called wildcards, to replace word endings. The most common symbols are: * ? #\r\n\r\n \r\n
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Hot Tip!<\/h3>\r\nTo see what character a particular database uses for truncation or a wildcard, always refer to the Help option in the database or ask a librarian!\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Using Truncation<\/h2>\r\nShorten the word to its root and add the truncation symbol.\r\n

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