Note, I forgot to ask you to print out your eLibrary search that you did last week. Please print out your saved list of resources (the citations, not the full articles!) and turn it in. Thanks!
This week we will focus on advanced searching using something called Boolean operators. Boolean operators allow you to put keywords together in your searches to expand or limit your results. Boolean operators help you to search smarter and faster. Look for Advanced Search options on search engines, databases, and even our library catalog, to combine your search terms.
Start by viewing two resources, a powerpoint and a video to get more information about using Boolean operators.
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dghpmf88_85c9793whp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa66AxTbjxA&feature=related
Now go to this link and print out the activity sheet. http://web.rbe.sk.ca/learningplus/informationliteracy/search1.html Complete the search activity using a major search engine, such as Google. This sheet uses + and - instead of AND and NOT, but it does the same thing. Turn the sheet in to me.
If you have any questions about how Boolean searching works, please come talk to me. It is very cool and well worth knowing! In the comment section below, please include a statement that begins "Boolean operators are useful in refining an internet or database search. Today I learned..."
Boolean operators are useful in refining an internet or database search. Today I learned how to find exactly what you are looking for by multiple keywords and the and, or, or not, rather than coming up with tons of websites that don't relate to the search and having to go through all f those.
ReplyDeleteBoolean operators are useful in refining an internet or database search. Today I learned that there are many useless terms that come up when you just search with a keyword and that you can limit them by using the Boolean operators.
ReplyDeleteBoolean operators are useful in refining an internet or database search. Today I learned that you can limit your search to include more than one keyword. Also I learned how to keep out unrelated information.
ReplyDeleteBoolean operators are useful in refining an internet or database search. Today I learned that you can reduce the amount of search number by just using the key word of the topic and you can use and, or, not to limit the number of search.
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