1. Internet Searching
and Online
Databases
Mary Grace C. Tayros
BSED-TLE3w1

2. Objectives:
Internet searching
- Searching tips
-Internet searching techniques
-Internet searching methods
Online databases
- Online databases tips

3. Discussion:
Internet research is the practice of using the ,
especially the , for . In 2003 A.D., the Internet forms a
distributed library of billions of pages, one that is
accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world, at the click
of a mouse.
Four-step process that an Internet Search engine can
find the answers to a query so quickly:
1. Crawling the Web, following links to find pages.
2. Indexing the pages to create an index from every word
to every place it occurs.
3. Ranking the pages so the best ones show up first.
4. Displaying the results in a way that is easy for the user

4. Search Tips:
1. Read the Help or Tips Menu.
The Help or Tips Menu will provide valuable
information about how to perform an effective search.
2. Prepare to Search
3. Start Simple and Take Advantage of the Search
Tool
When you begin a search, use the simple mode to enter
search terms.
4. Use Both the Advanced and the Simple Modes
of Search Tools
the information that you are looking for often dictates
how you will search.

5. 7.Use More than One Search Tools
8. Use Capitalization When Appropriate or to Refine a
Search
Capitalization will often retrieve sites that have the search term in the title,
(eg. Computers rather than computers).
9. Use Find or Ctrl-F to Help Navigate Search Results
Often it is difficult to understand why a site is retrieved in a search. The
Find or Ctrl-F feature will quickly allow you to search the text of a site and
locate specific keywords.

6. Internet searching techniques:
• Use quotation marks “…” to specify exact
phrases: “internet marketing”
• Use the plus (+) and minus (-) sign to include and
exclude words:“internet marketing +facebook” vs
“internet marketing –facebook”

7. Internet searching
methods:
1. Internet Search Methods 1.01 Understand
Internet search tools and methods.
2. What are Internet search methods? Search
methods are used by search tools to increase the
effectiveness and efficiency of Internet searches.
Search methods: Keyword Field Boolean
Miscellaneous 1.01 Understand Internet search tools
and methods.

8. 3. Keyword Search Keying a main idea, phrase, or
concept (called a search string) in the search box with or
without quotation marks. Use quotation marks to
identify a phrase “ to be or not to be” will return results
only of entire phrase 1.01 Understand Internet search
tools and methods.
4. Field Field – The search is conducted for a specific
title, domain, URL, or host. Allows the user to adjust the
breadth and depth of a search.

9. 5. Boolean Logic A method used to refine a search with
the use of operators with keywords: AND, OR + and –
symbols Place symbol immediately before keyword Star
Wars +I =Star Wars episode
6. Miscellaneous Search Methods Different Language
Support searches for words in different languages Spell
Checker gives suggestions if the word keyed for the
search is spelled incorrectly Phonebook uses phone
numbers to search for locations and addresses
Math/equivalents solves basic math problems and
converts equivalents

10. Data online base
online database is a database accessible from a
network, including from the Internet.
Examples of databases:
Point of sale Inventory system (Till)
Warehouse Inventory System
Electronic Telephone Book
Airline booking system
Hotel Booking system

11. Another example of
databases
 Loading CSV into preformatted spreadsheets
Survey
Calculating distances
BRITANNICA ONLINE
"Black Death." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2007. Web.
8 Aug. 2012
FACTS.COM
World News Digest
"Global Environment: News in Brief." Facts On File
World News Digest: n. pag. World
 News Digest. Facts On File News Services, 2 Nov.

12. Online database tips:
1.Search Terms
In this tip, you will learn how to determine the
words and phrases that reflect your information needs.
2. Database Selection
In this tip, you will learn how to select
appropriate databases from the ISU Library web page.

14. 3. Start the Search
In this tip, you will learn the
importance of starting with a general
search in whatever database you have
chosen.

16. 4. Advanced Search
In this tip, you will learn to
how use the advanced search mode
for complex searching.

18. 5. Subject Headings
In this tip, you will learn how to
determine relevant subject headings
that are assigned to each article.

20. 6. Boolean
In this tip, you will learn how to
use Boolean operators or connectors
between search terms.

22. 7. Truncation
In this tip, you will learn how to
truncate search terms so that you
retrieve articles containing all the
variants of the term you are searching.
Using truncation will help to expand
your search.

24. 8. Limiting
In this tip, you will learn how to
use database limiting features to
retrieve fewer and more relevant
items. Limiting allows you to be
more precise in your searching.

26. 9. Adapt the Search
In this tip, you will learn how to
adapt your search strategy. Being
flexible in your searching will
improve your results.

28. 10. Web Concerns
In this tip, you will learn to be
cautious before using the freely
available web in your research. It's
full of useless web pages such as the
one below.

30. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!!!
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