"A term for the process of narrowing or expanding an electronic search by using terms such as AND (retrieves items in which two or more terms are found) OR (retrieves items in which either term is found), NOT (retrieves items in which the first term is present but the second term is not)". Colorado Department of Education (2008)
I have chosen ‘Searching the Web’ for the Boolean task. My results showing the following
My biggest number of hits relating to my keywords - searching the web, 57 results.
The search result information most relevant to what I was actually looking for was - searching the internet.
Information coming from University sources appeared in - All of my search results. I would gather this outcome because it is a task in this module so education tutorials are evident.
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Searching the web
Search engines AND the web
Searching OR the world wide web
Searching on the internet
This task has broadened my search initiative from now on. Understanding to expand a search and utilise advanced searching and the Boolean method makes perfect sense rather than sifting through too many search results. I still like to choose from top results, so now by mixing it up so to speak, will give me more relevant choices.
References:
The Colorado Department of Education (2008) cde Improving Academic Achievement; The Colorado Survival Guide, definitions, Boolean Searches, Retrieved 15 July 2008 from http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibDict/Glossary2.htm
