Searching Strategies
Boolean Web Searching Strategies
"Boolean searching is named after George Boole, a British mathematician (1815-1864), who wrote about logical ways to formulate precise queries using true-false connectors or "operators" between concepts. The true-false nature of Boolean logic, as this system is commonly called, makes it compatible with binary logic used in digital computers. It has become the conventional basis for searching most computerized systems." Quoted from Joe Barker ([email protected]) from “Best Stuff on the Web” – Copyright 2002 The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
http://www.boolify.org/index.php
The Boolify Project is a simple jigsaw game that teaches students the effects of "and," "or," and "not" on Internet search results. The game is simple enough for elementary school students to benefit from, at the same time the game provides valuable lessons for high school students.
http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/#
The Boolean Machine is a tool for visualizing the effects of Boolean operators on keyword searches. It was created to teach the importance of Boolean operators in effective search strategies.
Google Basic Searching -http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=134479
Google Advanced Searching - http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=136861
Google Search Features- http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html
Google Search Help Poster
Better Searches Better Results
http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/
us/librariancenter/downloads/Tips_Tricks_85x11.pdf
Using Search Engines- http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/engines.html Good tutorials for trying to learn and/or teach web searching.
"Boolean searching is named after George Boole, a British mathematician (1815-1864), who wrote about logical ways to formulate precise queries using true-false connectors or "operators" between concepts. The true-false nature of Boolean logic, as this system is commonly called, makes it compatible with binary logic used in digital computers. It has become the conventional basis for searching most computerized systems." Quoted from Joe Barker ([email protected]) from “Best Stuff on the Web” – Copyright 2002 The Teaching Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
http://www.boolify.org/index.php
The Boolify Project is a simple jigsaw game that teaches students the effects of "and," "or," and "not" on Internet search results. The game is simple enough for elementary school students to benefit from, at the same time the game provides valuable lessons for high school students.
http://kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/#
The Boolean Machine is a tool for visualizing the effects of Boolean operators on keyword searches. It was created to teach the importance of Boolean operators in effective search strategies.
Google Basic Searching -http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=134479
Google Advanced Searching - http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=136861
Google Search Features- http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html
Google Search Help Poster
Better Searches Better Results
http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/
us/librariancenter/downloads/Tips_Tricks_85x11.pdf
Using Search Engines- http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/engines.html Good tutorials for trying to learn and/or teach web searching.