| Internet (Internet
glossary)
To find information try the following search techniques at search
engines. A search engine searches documents by keywords and returns
a list for linking to the documents. Four search engines are Google,
Alltheweb,
Yahoo
and Altavista.
Notice that the advanced search tool allows choices for language,
domain, etc. If you choose to use the basic search tool, i.e.
Google,you
must use the + sign, quotes, and an asterisk with your keywords
to refine a search:
+"national
trade databank" +stats*
Different engines have different techniques so it is best to
click on "Help" for detailed search instructions for
the engine you use. Try typing in "
business
clearinghouse" to retrieve a list of Internet sites that
link to many other sites. Other samples of clearing house sites
are IBCH,
and BizTech.
Internet terms that are interchangable with "clearinghouse"
are "gateway," "metasite," "pathfinder"
and "directory." Valuable information may also be obtained
from the deep web content of PDF files, i.e. "entrepreneurship"
+white paper +filetype:pdf
Search engines are useful to find lists of journals, newspapers,
businesses; business rankings and case studies; companies, industries,
and more. Some valuable lists are found by typing in the name
of a familiar resource, such as "fortune
magazine"; or by typing in specific keywords for topics
you may need:
"business rankings" , "case
studies" + "business" , "annual
reports" + "companies" . Beware that not all
fulltext information you retrieve is free. A list may just point
you to a for-profit source for obtaining fulltext. If one search
engine does not retrieve satisfactory results, switch to another
search engine. Or use the search engine of a specific company
to obtain results of a more defined nature. Whatever data you
find, it is always wise to evaluate.
Listed below are miscellaneous search strategies that you may
tailor to the search instructions of the engine you use.
Need speech by former President Clinton on budget:
+"budget" +"Clinton" +speech
Need bibliography on Christian business ethics: +"Christian
business ethics" +bibliography
Need a poem that has the line "Each of us pursues his trade:
+"each of us pursues his trade" +poem
Need an online language conversion dictionary for Spanish: +language
dictionary +"Spanish"
Need to find a picture, video or audio? Use Altavista search engine's
Search screen and click choice at top
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