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Effective Searching on the Internet – Strategies and Sources

Effective Searching on the Internet – Strategies and Sources. Presented by Terry Richards DATA SOURCE – Research & Information Management. Effective Searching on the Internet – Strategies and Sources. Part I Googling to the Max Part II Beyond Google Part III Leveraging Index Sources.

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Effective Searching on the Internet – Strategies and Sources

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  1. Effective Searching on the Internet – Strategies and Sources Presented by Terry Richards DATASOURCE – Research & Information Management

  2. Effective Searching on the Internet – Strategies and Sources • Part I Googlingto the Max • Part II Beyond Google • Part III Leveraging Index Sources

  3. Part I Googling to the Max Some Favorite Google Search Tips

  4. Google Search Tips • Site Searching • You can select a given URL or a category of domain types or a given country’s sites • Libya site:www.MSN.com • Libya site:.gov • Libya site:.UK

  5. Google Search Tips • Excluding terms • You can subtract unnecessary search results by indicating words your search results should not contain. Be sure to place no space before the excluded word(s). • Databases –software You can also exclude a given site • Databases –Site:www.microsoft.com

  6. Google Search Tips • Synonyms • You can ask Google to figure out alternative search terms for you • ~metatags • Search terms for phrases • “reminds me of” <keyword> • “similar to” <keyword> • “sounds like” <keyword>

  7. Google Search Tips • You can request certain types of files, for example only Powerpoint presentations • “internet advertising” filetype:ppt • “California unemployment” filetype:xls

  8. Google Search Tips • You can search for numbers that provide answers • 925Returns what location area code this is. • Phonebook:925-555-1212 • Tells you the source of a given number • 25 meters in yards • Returns conversion information

  9. Google Search Tips • You can define where you want the term you use to be found on the page • intitle: • Inurl: • Intext: • Inanchor:

  10. Part II Beyond Google Search Tools Compared

  11. InfopeopleChart: “Best Search Tools” Infopeople.org

  12. Infopeople.org cont.

  13. Infopeople: “Search Tools Chart” InfoPeople.org cont.

  14. InfoPeople.org cont.

  15. InfoPeople.org cont.

  16. Example - Searching for: “Taxonomy Design” Google.com

  17. Example - Searching for: “Taxonomy Design” Scholar.google.com

  18. Example - Searching for: “Taxonomy Design” Bing.com

  19. Example - Searching for: “Taxonomy Design” IXQuick.com

  20. Example - Searching for: “Taxonomy Design” Ask.com

  21. Example - Searching for: “Taxonomy Design” Infomine.ucr.edu

  22. Part III Leveraging Indexed Sources Some Valuable Search Source Guides

  23. Government Information Law.Cornell.edu

  24. Law.Cornell.edu cont.

  25. Law.Cornell.edu cont.

  26. NoCall.org

  27. NoCall.org cont.

  28. NoCall.org cont.

  29. Leginfo.CA.gov

  30. Leginfo.CA.gov cont.

  31. Leginfo.CA.gov cont.

  32. Leginfo.CA.gov cont.

  33. Leginfo.CA.gov cont.

  34. CA.gov

  35. CA.gov cont.

  36. CA.gov

  37. CA.gov cont.

  38. CA.gov cont.

  39. Municode.com

  40. Municode.com cont.

  41. Municode.com cont.

  42. IGS.Berkeley.edu

  43. Corporation Information Hoovers.com

  44. Zoominfo.com

  45. CorporationWiki.com

  46. People Information Veromi.com

  47. Spokeo.com

  48. Archive Internet Pages - Information Internet Archive – The Way Back Machine Searching for content for: ARMA.org

  49. Internet Archive – The Way Back Machine Displaying past page dates for: ARMA.org

  50. Internet Archive – The Way Back Machine Displaying page dated May 7, 2011 for: ARMA.org

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