Precision
Searching on the Web
When
you plan a Web search, you follow the same steps that you take
when planning a database search. Identify the concepts in your
research question and then generate search terms (synonyms, abbreviations,
and variant spellings) for the concepts. Click
here to review this process.
Click
on the buttons below for specific strategies to create more precise
searches and in this way improve search results. Note that
not all search engines support these functions. It's a good
idea to become thoroughly familiar with the searching capabilities
of a good search engine in order to make the most of it.
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Boolean Operators AND/OR |
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Boolean
Operator NOT and Truncation |
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Phrase
Searching and Capitalization |
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Field
Searching |
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Domain
Restriction |
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Advanced
Searching Options |
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Refining
Search Results |
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