Use of Search Engines

Task 1

What you will need to produce

• Using three search engines complete three different types of search.– Basic Search– Advanced Search– Boolean Search

• Using the results from the above select and justify which search engine you will use

Introduction

– Explain/ describe the Research Topic.– Explain what the final report will contain– Explain who the final report is for.

Introduction to the Method

• State the three different types of search engine you will use.

• For each one explain, very briefly how it works.

• Explain that you will test each one to see which one gives you the best results for a:– Simple/ basic search– Advanced search– Boolean search

Basic Search

• A basic search is where you type a criteria (phrase/ words) into the search engine.– Decide what you want to search for, i.e. for

information about the MDG– Produce a table like:

Basic Search

• Next, show the first two results for each and write underneath how useful the information is.

Basic Search

• Include a screen shot of the three searches.

• Don’t Crop

Advanced search.

• All of the search engines have an Advanced feature.

• You will need to use this to search for information. You can use the same criteria as you used in the last search.

• Take a screen shot of you doing all three advanced searches

• Annotate the screen shot to state what you have changed

Advanced Search Example

Advanced Search

• After the searches, produce the same two tables as for the Basic Search

Boolean Search

• All search engines allow you to use boolean operators to make more accurate searches.

• Produce:– Screen shots of you using boolean operators

in the three search engines.– The two tables you produced for the Basic

and Advanced searches.

Conclusion

• Sum up the results of the three different search methods using, Basic, Advanced and Boolean searches.

• Chose on of them.