Internet Search ToolsSearch Engines1. Individual search engine: uses computer programs called “spiders”, “crawlers”, or“robots” to match key search words with the web pages that contain them
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The results returned are lists of web pages and titles
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Does not search the Internet itself, but instead searches databases of information about the Internet
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Google.com, Ask.com, Yahoo Live2. Meta-search engine: search engines for information to several search enginessimultaneously and compiles the results3. As the results are compiled, duplications are eliminated, thus yielding fewerresults4. A time-saver compared to regular search engine5. Examples: Google Custom Search allows users to control their search byspecifying name of the search engine, description, language, sites, etc6. Subject directories: search databases that are developed and maintained byhuman selections of sites to search broad subject categories and their description
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Used to research and often linked to library systems, research databases
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Mostly made up of specialized searchable databases, such as library catalogs
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Searches for non-HTML formats (PDF, Word, excel, Power Point)
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Results in more reliable pages than search engines
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www.about.com7. EBSCOhost: premium online information resources for institutions
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Colleges and universities, hospitals and medical institutions, corporations
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Government, K-12 schools, Public libraries1. Librarysearch.com- a subsidiary of EBSCOhost2. ERC: Education Resources and Information Center3. CRS: Current Research and Information Center4. Incywincy.com5. Completeplanet.com6. Google ScholarInternet Search Methods8. Keyword: Unique phrases, synonyms, or word variations9. Field: a search parameter such as title, date of publication. Useful for drillingdown and focusing on specific content10. Boolean Logic
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Uses operators with keywords to narrow search parameters
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Operations include AND, OR, and **+-NOT
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AND narrows results by searching for pages that contain both keywords
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