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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
must use the + sign, quotes, and an asterisk with your keywords
to refine a search: "nursing"
+practice guideline*
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 " health
information clearinghouse"
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," i.e.
"medicine" +metasite -domain:net -domain:com. (the
- sign eliminates the domains .net and .com for this sample). Use
the search engine of a specific site to obtain results of a more
defined nature. If a site does not have a search engine, use a general
search engine to search the site:
url:www.adventist.org +healthcare. Some search engines limit
searches to specific Internet domains: "mental
measurements" +domain:gov Valuable information may also
be obtained from the deep web content of PDF files, i.e. "pharmacodynamics"
+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 former President Clinton on healthcare:
+"healthcare" +"Clinton" +speech
Need bibliography on right to die: +"right to die"
+bibliography
Need to read the poem entitled "Celebrate Life:" +"celebrate
life " +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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