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1: INTRODUCTION TO
SEARCHING
| How Search Engines Work |
· Catalogs
and indexes
· Catalog types and origins
· Selecting a search engine |
2: SEARCH TOOLS &
STRATEGIES
| Other Ways to Search |
· Meta search engines
· Subject directories
· Specialized search engines
· Deep web search engines
· Distinctions between search tools |
| Basic Search Strategies |
· Select your search tools
· Refine your search
· Post-process your findings |
| External References & Links:
Chapter 2 |
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3: SEARCH ENTRY BASICS
| Refining Search Results |
· What are parameters?
· Why use parameters?
· Parameter types
· Parameter application |
| Search Interfaces and
Filter Entry |
· Simple search interfaces
· Advanced search interfaces |
| Primary Search Entry
Interfaces |
· Simple
Web search interfaces
· Advanced Web search interfaces
· Subject directory search interfaces
· Local application interfaces |
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4: SAMPLE SEARCH
PROJECTS
| Case #1: Stock Investment
Search |
| Case #2: Multi-Media File
Search |
| Case #3: Health-Related
Search |
· Search requirements and approach
· Search strategy
· AlltheWeb
· AltaVista
· Copernic
· Google
· MSN Search
· Comparative analysis |
| Case #4:
Industrial-Strength
Search |
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5: MORE SEARCH
INTERFACES
| Specialized Search Entry
Interfaces |
·
Multi-media file search interfaces
· Non-Web Internet application interfaces
· Specialized topic search interfaces |
| Findings Display &
Handling Interfaces |
·
Organization of findings display
· Presentation of individual findings |
| Findings Handling |
· Links
from findings display
· Post-processing of findings |
| Search Support: User Tool
Interfaces |
· Setting
user preferences
· Other user tools |
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6: ADVANCED SEARCH
OPTIONS
| Term-Based Search Filters |
· Term
variation filters
· Term relationship filters
· Term relationships using Boolean logic
· Prioritizing term relationship operators
· A better interface for entering term-based filters |
Metadata-
Based
Search Filters |
· Metadata
and metatags
· File structure characteristics
· File content characteristics
· Hosting site characteristics
· Related documents or sites |
| Findings Display &
Handling Parameters |
·
Organization of findings display
· Presentation of individual findings
· Post-processing of findings |
| User Preference Setting
Parameters |
· Filter default value preferences
· Findings display and handling preferences
· Interface screen features preferences
· Software Integration and efficiency preferences |
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| Introduction to Features
Matrices |
| User Interface Features
Matrices |
· Search entry interfaces
· Findings display and handling interfaces
· Search support: user tool interfaces |
| Search Filter Features
Matrices |
·
Term-based search filters
· Metadata-based search filters |
| Non-Filter Parameters
Features Matrices |
· Findings
display and handling parameters
· User preference setting parameters |
3: Primary
Search Entry Interfaces
| Simple Web Search
Interfaces |
· Control
center
· Support for operator parameters
· Intelligent avoidance of formal parameter
entry |
| Advanced Web Search
Interfaces |
5.1:
Specialized Search Entry Interfaces
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· Multi-media file search interfaces
· News document search interfaces
· Other non-Web Internet application interfaces
· People, business, and map search interfaces
· Other specialized topic search interfaces |
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5.2:
Findings Display & Handling Interfaces
| Organization &
Detailing of Findings |
· Overall
ordering
· Page organization
· Presentation of individual findings |
| Links from Findings Display |
· Links
for refining searches
· Switching to other catalogs
· More same-site findings
· Related pages or terms
· Related entries from other catalogs
· Language translation links
· Additional links |
| Post-Processing of Findings |
· Search within findings
· Grouping and sorting
· Language translation or page summary
· Search follow-up |
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5.3:
Search Support: User Tool Interfaces
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· Preference settings
· Additional end user-specific tools
· Other user tools |
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6.1:
Term-Based Search Filters
| Term Variation |
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Wildcards, substrings, stemming
· Different spellings or phonetic matching
· Formatting masks
· Ignored words or characters |
| Term Relationship |
· Phrases
· AND, OR, and NOT
· Proximity
· Prioritizing term relationship operators
· Other kinds of term relationships |
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6.2:
Metadata-Based Search Filters
| File Structure
Characteristics |
· File
format
· Embedded content
· Document file section or location |
| File Content
Characteristics |
· File age
· Document language
· Potentially offensive content
· Additional document file content characteristics
· Additional multi-media file content characteristics |
| Hosting Site
Characteristics |
·
Geographical region of server
· URL (resource) or site Internet address
· Findings shown per site |
| Related Documents or Sites |
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Similarity of meaning
· Inverse page links |
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6.3:
Findings Display & Handling Parameters
| Organization of Findings
Display |
· Overall
ordering
· Page organization |
| Presentation of Individual
Findings |
· Finding
fields to display
· Finding language translation |
| Other Post-Processing of
Findings |
· Search within findings
· Language translation or page summary
· Search follow-up |
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6.4:
User Preference Setting Parameters
| Filter Default Value
Preferences |
· Document language
· Potentially offensive content
· Other filter setting preferences |
| Findings Display &
Handling Preferences |
· Findings page
organization
· Individual findings detail
· Handling of findings |
| Interface Screen Features
Preferences |
· Interface options made available
· Interface language or style |
| Software Integration &
Efficiency Preferences |
· Software integration
· Software efficiency |
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