Topic 1 Introduction to Internet Resources
Categories Subjects Purpose Search Facilities Search Strategy
Power search
- Combine the different operators
- Use ( ) to force the order of operation
- Search words inside the ( ) first
- Group the synonyms and link them with OR
- Add parenthesis around this group
- Repeat with the second group of synonyms
- Link all the parenthetical groups or single keywords with
AND
- E.g. (impact OR effect*) AND (child* OR kid*) AND mass N/2
media AND
Filters
- Usually found at the Advanced Search page
- Text-box or pull-down
menu filters and Command search
- Language
- Date
- Domains
- Safe search (child-friendly)
- inurl
- intitle
- site
- link
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