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tart
with a small database search tool -- Yahoo |
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Conduct this
search to get a grasp on the types of resources
that a available on the Internet. Yahoo will give
you a very good representation. This gives you a
chance to identify both the good and bad hits you
will be getting and a chance to identify the
keywords that are common to both the good and bad
hits, both equally valuable. |
| E |
dit
search phrase as a result |
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Create a boolean search expression from the common words discovered in
your Yahoo search. Ex:
(Earthquake OR seismology) NOT (engineer OR
prediction OR individual) |
| A |
dvance
into a large database search engine -- Altavista
or Excit |
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Use your edited
search expression on a large database such as
Alta Vista or Excite. |
| R |
efine
search phrase |
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Again, examine
the good and bad hits, identify more key words
and incorporte them in your search expression...refine your search phrase. |
| C |
ycle
back and Advance again |
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Pretty clear! |
| H |
arvest
resources |
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Good
Luck! |
