1. How to Search Like a Pro Sue Altmeyer, Find it Free and Fast on The Net Nov. 10 & 11, 2011

3. abardwell (justice center), ahi.org – old courthouse abardwellahi.org – old courthouse

4.  http://www.google.com/competition/ howgooglesearchworks.html http://www.google.com/competition/ howgooglesearchworks.html  Search Engine’s index = % of web. Google 76%, Yahoo 56%.

5.  Higher if: ◦ Frequently cited by other pages ◦ Search terms in the page title, url, section headings, Metadata ◦ Search algorithms vary, including whether entire text indexed

7.  http://www.seomoz.org/article/search- ranking-factors http://www.seomoz.org/article/search- ranking-factors

9.  Google! ◦ Indexes more web pages ◦ 71% of search queries ◦ Recent study found it performed best  Yahoo second best on above factors  Bing third most used  Best Search Engines - http://www.listofsearchengines.info/

10.  Tend to copy new features off each other  Google – filter by exact date, filter for type of content  Yahoo – Unique content, Directory Search  Bing - Related Searches on the Side

14.  Metasearch Engines ◦ Dogpile ◦ Yippy - clusters results  Ask.com ◦ searches in Question Form ◦ Math, dictionary, conversion questions

16.  Duck Duck Go Duck Duck Go ◦ No tracking, bubbling ◦ Cleaner, less ads ◦ Quick Answers (DEMO – castle doctrine)  Blekko Blekko ◦ Spam free ◦ / tags to specify content, eg. /law ◦ Slashes =Lists of trusted sites ◦ (DEMO – castle doctrine)

17.  Human Editors Characterize Websites by Topic  Access to “Deep Web”  YahooYahoo  Internet Public Library -not as large, higher qualityInternet Public Library  Dmoz – Volunteer editors. Good legal sources Dmoz

18.  USA.gov –official web portal. USA.gov  FDsys – Search bills, legislative history, federal register, etc.  Metalib - searches 53 Databases. Save results. Create lists of favorites (show) Metalib

21.  LexisWeb, Cornell University Legal Research Engine, more  Free  Indexes legal sites  Results geared to lawyers –ex. Search = Music downloads

22.  Scirus – science and patents  Biznar - deep web business search engine  Mednar - deep web medical search engine  Topsy – social web: Twitter, blogs, and Youtube

23.  More precision  Field Searches  Ex. Google.com – click link or wheel for advanced searchGoogle.com  Click on Advanced Search Tips to see operators

24.  See materials for links comparing search engine operators.  Search Engines all have HELP or Search tips  Can use Google operators in Google Scholar when searching cases

25.  AND (default)  OR (capitalized)  “”Quotes for phrase.  - to remove words or phrases.  ~ searches synonyms  * wildcard to replace word(s) (to * or * )  No truncation  Fields: intitle:, site:, inurl:  define: finds definitions

26.  Lexis and Westlaw - /s, /p,/5  Google - sue AROUND(3) brown  Bing & Exalead – NEAR, eg. Insurance near:10 stacking  Many search engines do not have

27.  When start typing, some search engines anticipate what you want ◦ Provide popular searches or even answers  Use specific search syntax to find quick answers, ex. Define, calculations, etc.

28.  Bing Instant Answers – for flights, hotels, definitions, conversions and more. Bing Instant Answers  Examples: 100 dollars in euros MSFT quote define seisen Continental 706

30.  Yahoo Search Direct Yahoo Search Direct  Pulls up answers to common questions immediately such as latest news, weather forecasts and stock information.  Type in the name of a city and get things to do, hotels, flight and restaurant information.

33.  Google Instant - predicts what you want when typing Google Instant  Duck Duck go – Under Goodies - calculations and conversions, find facts and dates or use the bang syntax - ! - to instantly search a particular site, eg. !amazon green day. Duck Duck go

34.  See materials for browser specific tricks. Also word processing.  Some keyboards indicate.  Control +F  CTRL+N, CTRL+W  CTRL+SHIFT+, CTRL+SHIFT-  Home key, End key

35.  Browser bookmarks  CTRL +D – quickly bookmark  CTRL+I – access favorites  Social Bookmarking – organize bookmarks using tags and share with others. DeliciousDelicious

37.  Indicate sites you like and share with others. See Plus One ButtonPlus One Button  Sites you and your circles have plus oned will appear further up in results when you are logged into Google Account.  Helps Google ranking

39.  New postings from news & blog feeds  Condensed format – title and snippet of text  Go through a lot of content quickly and in one place  RSS=Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary

41.  FIRST, get an RSS Reader, such as Google Reader or Bloglines LocalGoogle Reader Bloglines Local  SECOND, find some RSS feeds you want to follow ◦ Law Professor Blogs Law Professor Blogs ◦ Ohio Supreme Court RSS Feeds Ohio Supreme Court RSS Feeds ◦ Findlaw RSS feeds (new cases) Findlaw ◦ Justia free opinion summaries Justia free opinion summaries ◦ Justia Blog Search Justia Blog Search ◦ ABA Blog Directory ABA Blog Directory

45.  Google Blogsearch - intitle: to search title of blog or blog post Google Blogsearch  Justia Blog Search Justia Blog Search  More blog search engines - C|M|LAW library’s webpage: Legal blogs and ways to find them.Legal blogs and ways to find them

47.  Google Alerts – email updates of Google search results. Google Alerts  Yahoo Alerts - Keyword News Alert and category alerts. Yahoo Alerts  Watch That Page – receive email when changes made to a web site. Watch That Page

49.  Mobile Apps for Legal Research and News – handy chart Mobile Apps for Legal Research and News  Works on both iPhone and Android ◦ PACER app - pcl.uscourts.gov PACER app ◦ m.next.westlaw.com - Keycite, recent searches m.next.westlaw.com ◦ LawGuide – dictionary & forms LawGuide  DroidLaw – Federal rules- bookmark & share DroidLaw

50.  www.fastcase.com/iPhone www.fastcase.com/iPhone  Lexis apps - Get Cases & Shepardize, LexisOne for Solos Lexis apps  Lawstack – Constitution & Federal Rules  Nolo Legal Dictionary

51.  Credibility: author; possible bias, accuracy.  Currency / Updating, Coverage  Writing Quality  Ease of use – Design, navigation, searchability, help  Stability