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Search Smart: Research Tips & Tricks
Elizabeth Geesey Holmes, MA., MSLIS
Librarian
November 5, 2009
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CHOOSE THE RIGHT SEARCH ENGINE
Tip #1
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When to use a General Search Engine
• Have unique keywords
• Not sure where to start
• Need broad/ general information
• Looking for a particular website/document
• Think information may be available somewhere for Free
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General Search Engines
• Google– http://www.google.com/
• Bing – http://www.bing.com/
• Yahoo!– http://search.yahoo.com/
• Ask– http://www.ask.com/
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Meta Search Sites
• Clusty– http://clusty.com/
• Dogpile– http://www.dogpile.com/
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Specialized Search Engines
• Blogs
• News
• Images
• Videos
• Government
• Law
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Google Search Engines
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Click on Show Options
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This brings up the list you see in the left hand sidebar
Then click on Videos
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Keep in mind how Search Engines work
• Create a list of words by “crawling” the web
• Sift through this index of web pages
• Rank results using parameters of the query
• Every search engine does this a bit differently
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Know what’s not included
• Content in sites requiring a log in• CGI output such as data requested by a form• Intranets and other pages not linked from
anywhere else• Sites that use technology to keep files and/or
directories off limits• Non-Web resources
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USE ADVANCED SEARCH TECHNIQUES
Tip #2
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Click on Settings and then on Search Settings
A. Check your settings
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Click on Preferences Help
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It’s worth taking a few minutes to read through both the Basic Search Help page and the More Search Help page.
B. Read Search Help
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Phrase search for Barrington Fitness
C. Use Phrase Searches
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Focus you search results with Search within results
D. Search within results
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Add an additional keyword to refine your results
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New focused searchand results list
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Search exactly as is (+)E. Remember Google automatically searches for synonyms. Use + before a word to search precisely for that word.
Search for RI legislation retrieves both Rhode Island and RI
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Use Advanced SearchF. Use Advanced Search
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And
Or
Phrase
Not
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Fill in the blanks (*)F. Use the asterisk to substitute for a word
The above search retrieves all of these different phrases
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Evaluate your source
• Authority
• Accuracy
• Objectivity
• Currency
• Ease of Use
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DON’T FORGET DIRECTORIES
Tip #3
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What are Directories?
• Built by human selection
• Organized into subject categories
• Smaller than most search engines
• Often carefully evaluated and annotated
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Directories to try out
• Librarians Internet Index: Websites you can Trust– http://www.lii.org
• Yahoo! Directory– http://dir.yahoo.com/
• Open Directory Search– http://www.dmoz.org/
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You can search the Directory’s listings. Also note they have an Advanced Search
Or you can browse by subject categories
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The Breadcrumb trail lets you know where you are
Results: reputable/go to sites for legal research
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USE COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH SITES
Tip #4
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Comprehensive Research Sites
• Good starting place for both primary and secondary information
• Cohesive organization
• Editorial selection
• Reliable information
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Cornell Legal Information Institute http://www.law.cornell.edu/index.html
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Zimmerman’s Legal Research Guides http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmermans/
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Justiahttp://www.justia.com/
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Public Legalhttp://www.ilrg.com/
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Law Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/law/
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LLRXhttp://www.llrx.com/
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ASK A LIBRARIAN
Tip #5
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Library sub-site on OneSource
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DON’T FORGET NON-BILLABLE DATABASES
Tip #6
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Databases not billed to our clients
• LoisLaw
• HeinOnline (via the Mass Trial Courts Libraries)
• BNA tax and corporate databases
• AllRegs
• Mass/Bankruptcy Lexis Interface
• Check out their tutorials as well.
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TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF OUR LEXIS CONTRACT
Tip #7
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• Table of Contents
• Book Browse
• Get a Document
• Related Content
• Reference Attorneys
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Click on Browse TOC to go to the Table of Contents
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Time is money
• Pick any two:– Fast– Accurate– Cheap
• Fast, accurate & expensive
• Slow, accurate & cheap
• Fast, inaccurate & cheap
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Thanks for your time!