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Don’t Just Search… Find Something!

Don’t Just Search… Find Something!. The Resource Center http://nationalservice.gov/resources/. Search Engine vs. Directory. Directory - general, broad overview (imagine a book's table of contents) Search Engine - specific topics & terms (imagine a book’s index). Places to Search.

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Don’t Just Search… Find Something!

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  1. Don’t Just Search…Find Something! The Resource Centerhttp://nationalservice.gov/resources/

  2. Search Engine vs. Directory • Directory - general, broad overview(imagine a book's table of contents) • Search Engine - specific topics & terms(imagine a book’s index)

  3. Places to Search Google- emphasis on “no clutter” searching Yahoo! - multitude of services at your fingertips AltaVista - 1st Web index & 1st translation (Babelfish) Ask - search using actual questions Librarian’s Index to the Internet - catalogued by actual librarians

  4. AND (all words) vs. OR (either word) • “AND” & “OR” must be capitalized • Use + or - for more precise searching • bass +guitar • bass -fishing • Order of terms may affect results • Use quotes for exact phrases • “corporation for national and community service”

  5. Search Results Tips Cached links provide snapshots of old pages that are no longer hosted on the Web. Follow similar pages to more information on a related topic.

  6. Advanced Searching • Simple search vs. Advanced search • Each site has different advanced search options • You determine how terms are searched

  7. Advanced Searching

  8. Advanced Searching You can commonly specify the following features: • number of results per page • file formats to search: pdf, doc, xls, ppt, txt, html, rss • date range to search • where search terms occur • site or domain to search • country or language of search

  9. Google Services & Tools Go to Google and click more >> for • Services to further enhance search • Tools beyond searching

  10. Yahoo! Services Yahoo! also has many services

  11. Now go find what you’re looking for! But if you ever need help…

  12. We’re just a click away! • The Resource Centerwww.nationalservice.gov/resources/ • National Service-Learning Clearinghousewww.servicelearning.org

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