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 The Internet, Section 1Internet Search ToolsSearch Engines1.Individual search engine- uses computer programs called “spiders”,“crawlers”, or “robots” to match key search words with the web ages thatcontain thema.The results returned are lists of web pages and titlesb.Does not search the Internet itself, but instead, searches databasesof information about the internetc.Google.com, Ask.com, Yahoo, Live2.Meta-search engine- sends requests for information to several searchengines simultaneously and complies the results3.As the results are complied, duplications are eliminated, thus yieldingfewer results4.A time-saver compared to a regular search engine5.Examples: Google Custom Search allows users to control their search byspecifyinga.Name of the search engine, description, language, sites6.Subject directories- searchable databases that are developed andmaintained by human selection of sites to search broad subject categoriesand their descriptionsa.Used in research and often linked to library systems, researchdatabasesb.Mostly made up of specialized databases, such as library catalogs.c.Searches for non-html formats (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)d.Results in more reliable pages that search enginese.http://informine.ucr.edu- complied by academic librariansf.www.lii.org– librarians internet indexg.www.about.com7.EBSCOhost- premium online information resources for institutionsa.Colleges and universities, hospitals, and corporationsb.Government, k-12 schools, public librariesi.Librarysearch.com – a subsidiary of EBSCOhostii.ERIC (Education Resources information center)iii.CRIS (Current Research and Information System)iv.Incywincy.comv.Completeplanet.comvi.Google ScholarInternet Search Methods8.Keyword – Unique phrases, Synonyms or word variationsa.Field- a search parameter, such as a title, date of publication, usefulfor drilling down and focusing on specific content9.Boolean logic
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