Online information gathering

All about good search words, addresses and credible sites

http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/

Putting words together

And, or, not and quotation marks.

Lets start with and….

AND

Its counterintuitive. (http://the99percent.com/tips/7105/8-Counter-Intuitive-Ways-to-Improve-Your-Well-Being-Creativity

Women and children

OR

Women or children

LINKhttp://web.ebscohost.com/hrc/search/basic?sid=96210dcb-6b09-48c9-9a83-5687f99a078c%40sessionmgr10&vid=1&hid=10

childrenwomen

NOT

universities colleges

Hey what about Google?

Rules:Keep it simple. Few words as possible.

Headache v. pain in my headThink about how the page will be written. Put

down the words that are likely to appear on the page the most often. Pizza v. pizza ingredients

The more unique and specific your query is the more likely your relevant results. Birds vs. bluejays

More Google search rules

By using quotation marks “” you are telling Google to consider the exact words in that exact order.

When you use quotation marks around one word, Google will look for synonyms and try to understand the query in spite of incorrect spelling.

Understanding how to conduct a quality Google Search requiresan educational side trip.

URLs domain name (which is basically where the web page is located) will

identify which company or organisation might be responsible for the information or it may indicate that an organisation is simply providing the space for the information to be stored. There are a range of endings for domain names. .com .ac or .edu .org .gov

A domain name which ends with 2 letters signifies the country where it is hosted .fr .us .uk

The Five W’s

THE FIVE W’S OF WEB SITE EVALUATIONWHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY

WHO

Who wrote the pages and are they an expert?Is a biography of the author included?How can I find out more about the author?

WHAT

What does the author say is the purpose of the site?

What else might the author have in mind for the site?

What makes the site easy to use?What information is included and does thisinformation differ from other sites?

WHEN

When was the site created?When was the site last updated?

WHERE

Where does the information come from?Where can I look to find out more aboutthe sponsor of the site?

WHY

Why is this information useful for my purpose?

Why should I use this information?Why is this page better than another?