- Select a search engine. Search the following keywords:
- Woodstock
- Woodstock 1969
- Woodstock 1969 Grateful Dead
- Woodstock 1969 Grateful Dead tee shirt
What results did you get?
- Select a keyword search engine (e.g., google.com)
Search the topic: exploration in outer space
- first with just the phrase
- then with the phrase in double quotations (" ") marks
What Search Engine did you use?
How many hits did you get with each search?
Why the difference?
- Select a subject directory (e.g., lii.org)
Search the topic: exploration in outer space
What differences do you notice from the same search topic using a search engine?
- Select a Meta Search Engine (e.g., dogpile.com)
Search the topic: exploration in outer space
What differences in search results from 2 & 3 do you notice?
- Construct a Boolean search on the topic of women in higher education.
- Construct a search statement using truncation dealing with the impact of the Patriot Act on libraries.
- Construct a search statement dealing with minority women in business.
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