INTERNET SEARCHING

WORKSHEET

 

 1. Visit the site: www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html

and read “Analyze your Topic”. Choose a topic to research and jot down some keywords to search.

2. Using the Search Engine Category, follow the “5 step search strategy” with your topic. Do 2 searches with different keywords. For example, if your topic is “Colonial America”, search the actual term “Colonial America” and maybe “American Colonies” or “Colonization” or “13 Colonies”. Use your keywords from above.

3. Plug in the number of hits you receive in the table below and answer the following questions.

 

QUESTION 1: Name at least three ways to search a topic using a search engine?

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TOPIC:______________________________________________.
KEYWORDS:__________________________________________.

 

	HITS WITH REGULAR SEARCH	HITS USING QUOTES	HITS USING BOOLEAN (AND/OR)	HITS USING TRUNCATION
SEARCH #1
SEARCH #2

QUESTION 2: What method gave you the least amount of hits? Why do you think this method worked the best?_________________________________

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QUESTION 3: List one site you found using the best method of the“5 step search strategy”._______________________________________________

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Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Worksheet # 1 | Worksheet # 2