How to create a better online search for information

 Use specific keywords  If you get “no results”, try synonyms  Place quotation marks around specific words  Add a minus sign to exclude certain things  Use “OR” to look for 2 words at once  Search for URL domain types  Specify the format you are looking for  Use advanced search options  Use your results

1. Have a more EFFECTIVE search 2. Have a more EFFICIENT search

 Create a STRATEGY that will act as your plan to finding what you are looking for….

 Select research questions and search tools  Extract keywords and terms  Apply search strategies  Run your search  CHart your search

 Thinking through your search before you begin should lead to a more effective and efficient search

 Create a five-step plan for a search on monetary damages caused by a hurricane starting with the same letter as your name  (name=Henry … hurricane=Hugo ◦ Type a one-page report on your hurricane finding:  Category of the storm  Year of the storm  Monetary damages  States effected  Other important/interesting information on the storm