Transcript Google Searching Power Point

Advanced
Searching with
Created by Britny Lanunyon, UNT Practicum Student,
September 9, 2009
Why is Advanced
Searching Important?
Chaos of the Internet
The internet is a wonderful storehouse of
knowledge…
But all that
information
can be a
mess!
How Basic Searches Work
 Generally, every word matters
 Capitalization doesn’t matter
 Generally, punctuation (@, $, ;, etc.) is
ignored
Weaknesses of a basic
search
Google searches by keyword so
every word on a webpage is
considered
This can lead to problems:
•Irrelevant information
•Incorrect information
•Unreliable information
A Helpful Tool
With advanced searching you can
narrow your search to find exactly
what your looking for the first time!
How to use Advanced
Searching
Phrase Search
Purpose: To search for an exact
phrase in an exact order with no
changes.
Use: Place quotation marks (“”)
around the phrase.
“”
Phrase Search Example
To search for the movie Gone with the
Wind
Ex: “gone with the wind”
Ex: “gone with the wind” movie
Within a Site
site:
Purpose: To look for something within
a specific website or class of websites
Use: After entering the search terms,
type site: followed by the website url
with no space in between.
Within a Site Example
To search for articles about water conservation
from the New York Times
Ex: water conservation site:newyorktimes.com
To search for articles about water conservation
from only educational websites
Ex: water conservation site:.edu
Exclude Terms
-
Purpose: To exclude a term from a
search in order to narrow the search
by what you DON’T want to find.
Use: Place a minus sign (-) in front of
the excluded term.
Exclude Terms Example
To search for jaguars, as in the animal
Ex: jaguar -car -football -os
To search for Franz Ferdinand the
Archduke, not the band
Ex: franz ferdinand -band
Fill in the Blank
*
Purpose: To specify an unknown term
Use: Place an asterisk (*) in the place
of an unknown term
Fill in the Blank Example
To search for recipes for different cakes
Ex: * cake recipes
To search for the full term for dna
Ex: dna stands for *
Search As Is
+
Purpose: To keep a search term
exactly as is without any automatic
synonym matching
Use: add a plus sign (+) before the
word with no space in between
Search As Is Example
To search for the term tx history,
keeping the abbreviation
Ex: +tx history
To search for “childcare” as one word
Ex: +childcare
The OR operator
OR
Purpose: To allow either one of different
words as a result
Use: Type the word OR in all caps in
between the interchangeable words
OR Operator Example
To search for the presidential candidates in
the last two elections
Ex. presidential candidates 2008 OR
2004
To search for DNA history under its
abbreviated or its full name
Ex. dna OR “deoxyribonucleic acid”
history
Clicking “Advanced
Search”
Even more options!
The Advanced Search
Page
Combine those we’ve already seen:
 Phrase search
 The OR operator
 Exclude terms
 Search within a site
The Advanced Search
Page
And add a ton of others:
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Language
File type
Date
Usage rights
Place of keyword occurrence
Region of publishing
Number range
Let’s run through an
example
www.google.com
Thanks for
listening!
Any questions?
Sources
Google logo [Online Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved
August 8, 2009 from Google.com.
www.google.com.
Digital Information Chaos [Online Image]. (n.d.).
Retrieved August 8, 2009 from
WorldofStock.com.
www.worldofstock.com/closeups/SIT1220.php