1. Good Morning! LIS1001 (BBA) Information and Technology for Searching
September 2016, Ulrich Werner, Adj. Prof. (IIS-RU)

2. Some students submit perfect assignments in their courses.
Most don’t.
Why is that?

3. What makes a written assignment perfect?
A perfect form
Fully meet the requirements, e.g. in the syllabus
Form follows function – show your professionalism
Perfect references, not just hyper links
A good content – show, that you understood it and learned something
Never write in first person (‘I’), except when your personal opinion is asked for

4. In this course Picking the right search terms
Understanding search results
Searching for evidence (for research tasks)
Evaluating credibility of sources
Research methodology, report writing, and academic reference

5. How does search work?
An example from Google

6. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

7. From your query to the result you see
Search terms in page title or even in the URL?
Do they appear in the headline?
Or close to it?
Does the page use synonyms?
High or low quality Website?
Google PageRank
All these combined produce your search result.

8. Picking the right search terms
Created by:
Tasha Bergson-Michelson
Kathy Glass

9. Question in a quiz about Percy Jackson books written by Rick Riordan
What food does Tyson like best?
Question in a quiz about Percy Jackson books written by Rick Riordan

15. My three-year-old cow has blisters on its tongue. What’s wrong with it?

16. [cow blister tongue sick]or
[cattle blister tongue sick]

17. Can people earn money for tossing pizza dough?

18. [professional toss pizza]

19. I heard there is an empty town in the San Francisco Bay
I heard there is an empty town in the San Francisco Bay. What is it called?

20. [ghost town San Francisco Bay]

22. What Matters In My Search Query?

32. Picking the right search terms
Intermediate
Created by:
Tasha Bergson-Michelson
Kathy Glass

33. “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

34. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

35. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

36. Picking the right search terms
Advanced
Created by:
Tasha Bergson-Michelson
Kathy Glass

37. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

38. .
Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

39. But is the story just based upon a rumor?
The highly sensational story of the U.S. Navy’s Ghost Blimp is all over the web. 
But is the story just based upon a rumor? 
Can you find anywhere on the Navy website that talks about the story as if it really took place? 
Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

40. Notice alternate phrasing
Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

41. Plan-to-learn (background/search terms)
Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

42. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

43. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

44. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

45. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

46. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

47. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

48. Some more examples to find a place where you can start.

49. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

50. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

51. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

52. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

53. Like English or math, Google Search has particular operators that modify a search query. 
Tell students they will be introduced to seven advanced operators to use in their searches.

54. Assignment No. 1: Where can you see today that first-ever extinct animal that got it's DNA analyzed? Hint: It’s not a mammoth…