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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
may use the + sign, quotes, and an asterisk with your keywords to
refine a search: "music
theory " +critical biographies
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 "music"
+clearinghouse -domain:com to retrieve a list of Internet sites
that link to many other sites. Internet terms that are interchangable
with "clearinghouse" are "gateway," "metasite,"
"pathfinder" and "directory." You may limit
searches to specific Internet domains or specify domains you do
not want as in the clearinghouse example above where the minus sign
exludes the domain ".com". Since the Internet is not as
precise as licensed databases, often mixed domains are returned
in the results. Valuable information may be obtained from the deep
web content of PDF or powerpoint files, i.e. "music
" +"cognitive development" +filetype:pdf If one
search engine does not retrieve satisfactory results, switch to
another search engine. Whatever data you find, it is always wise
to evaluate
information
Listed below are miscellaneous search strategies that you may tailor
to the search instructions of the engine you use.
Need speech by a famous musician: +"famous
musician* " +speech
Need bibliography on classical music of Arabia: +"Arab classical
music" +bibliography
Need poem entitled "The Power of Music" that was set to
music: +"the power of music" +poem
Need an online language conversion dictionary for Spanish: +language
dictionary +"Spanish"
Need to see a list of contemporary music used at funerals: +"contemporary
music " +"funerals" +list
Need to find a picture, video or audio? Use Altavista search engine's
Search screen
and click choice at top
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