1. Muhammad Asif Munir Senior Librarian/Deputy Manager Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) National Textile University, Faisalabad Wednesday, February 23, 2011

2.  Web searching tools  Web searching techniques  Google explorations

3.  A search tool is a computer program that performs searches on the web  Each search tool’s web site comprises of a store of information called database linked to other databases at other Web sites.

4.  Directory search tool  Search engine tool  Meta search tool  Scholarly search engines  Online databases  Library web OPACs

5.  The search method it employs is also known as a subject search. Examples are: msn directory WWW Virtual library

6.  Advantage: It is easy to use. The information placed in its database is reviewed and indexed by skilled persons to ensure its value.  Disadvantage: The numbers of reviews are limited because directory reviews and indexing take plenty of time.

7. Also called Information Gateways and Virtual Libraries  Yahoo Directory  Google Directory  Librarians’ Internet Index  About.com  Infomine  The WWW Virtual Library Specialized Subject Directories  Abi Logic (Business)  Solid Crawler (Business)  Academic Info (online education)  SOSIG (Social Science Information Gateway)

8.  A web-based software / application  Searches and retrieves files across the Web against particular keywords or phrases  Keywords or phrases are defined/developed by the user according to his need for information

9. http://www.google.com http://www.yahoo.com http://www.bing.com Excellent for images & videos http://www.ask.com Provides answers to questions http://www.altavista.com

10.  A web application / software  Searches multiple search engines simultaneously in a single interface  Does not keep any physical database, it simply searches others’ databases, combines the results, removes duplicates and displays them Underlying philosophy: It is assumed that the web is too large to be indexed by any of the search engines individually and more comprehensive search results can be obtained by combining the results from several search engines. When to use a meta search engine?  When your topic is obscure  When you are not having luck finding what you want  When you want the convenience of searching a variety of different content sources from one search page

12. http://www.dogpile.com, Searches Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask Simultaneously http://www.info.com, Searches Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask and About Simultaneously http://www.browsys.com/ Searches Google, Yahoo, Bing, Blogs, Youtube, Mashpedia, Twitter, Ask etc. simultaneously

13. info.com browsys.com dogpile.com

14.  Google Scholar  Infomine  Librarians’ Internet Index  Intute  Pinakes  Business Research  ISI Web of Science

15.  Bibliographic databases  ERIC, Agricola, Medline, EconLit, PsychINFO  Statistical databases  Stat-USA, UN Common Database, PC-TAS  Full text databases  ScienceDirect, Emerald, JSTOR

16.  LUMS Library Portal  (libraryportal.lums.edu.pk)  Libdex  Worldwide index of library catalogs  World Cat  1.4 billion items from 10,000+ libraries worldwide  Library of Congress  The British Library  National Library of Pakistan

17.  Keep it simple  Think architecture of the page you are looking for  Determine the extent of required information  Describe potential keywords (descriptors and their synonyms) that best express your information need  Try to visualize your potential source of information  Try your luck with different keywords

18.  Boolean Operators [AND, OR, NOT]  Phrase Searching [“ ”, ( )]  Truncation / Wildcard Searching [*, #, ?,~]  Proximity Searching [Near or adjacent]  Focusing / Limiting a Search [date, journal article, Book, etc.]

19.  Boolean operators allow you to join terms together, widen a search or exclude terms from your search results. This means you can be more precise in locating your information. AND OR NOT

20.  Google searches more than 8 billion URLs.  Only those pages will be shown which include the terms you type.  Offers proximity search  You see what you're getting before you click.  Click feel lucky and save time.  Can get it, even when it's gone.

21. Google Images Google News Google Books

22. Google Scholar Google Translate

25.  Basic search operators  Advanced search operators  Google Web Search Features

26.  Include search or “+” Search  Exclude search or “-” Search  Synonyms search or “~” Search  OR search or “|” search  AND search (a space between two terms)  Phrase search (“ ”)  Wildcard search “*”  Numrange search or “..” Search

27.  File type:  Site:  Cache:  Link:  Define:  Related:

28.  Book Search Use Google to search the full text of books. Book Search  Cached Links View a snapshot of each page as it looked when we indexed it. Cached Links  Calculator Use Google to evaluate mathematical expressions. Calculator  Currency Conversion Easily perform any currency conversion. Currency Conversion  Definitions Use Google to get glossary definitions gathered from various online sources. Definitions  File Types Search for non-HTML file formats including PDF document File Types

29.  Groups See relevant postings from Google Groups in your regular web search results. Groups  I'm Feeling Lucky Bypass our results and go to the first web page returned for your query.I'm Feeling Lucky  Images See relevant images in your regular web search results.Images  Local Search Search for local businesses and services in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada.Local Search

30.  Movies Use Google to find reviews and showtimes for movies playing near you. Movies  Music Search Use Google to get quick access to a wide range of music information.Music Search  News Headlines Enhances your search results with the latest related news stories. News Headlines  PhoneBook Look up U.S. street address and phone number information.PhoneBook  Product Search To find a product for sale online, use Google Product Search.Product Search

31.  Q&A Use Google to get quick answers to straightforward questions. Q&A  Refine Your Search - New! Add instant info and topic- specific links to your search in order to focus and improve your results. Refine Your Search  Results Prefetching Makes searching in Firefox faster.Results Prefetching  SafeSearch Block web pages containing explicit sexual content from appearing in search results.SafeSearch  Search By Number Use Google to access package tracking information, US patents, and a variety of online databases.Search By Number

32.  Similar Pages Display pages that are related to a particular result. Similar Pages  Site Search Restrict your search to a specific site. Site Search  Spell Checker Offers alternative spelling for queries. Spell Checker  Stock and Fund Quotes Use Google to get up-to- date stock and mutual fund quotes and information. Stock and Fund Quotes  Street Maps Use Google to find U.S. street maps. Street Maps

33.  Travel Information Check the status of an airline flight in the U.S. or view airport delays and weather conditions. Travel Information  Weather Check the current weather conditions and forecast for any location in the U.S. Weather  Web Page Translation Provides you access to web pages in other languages. Web Page Translation  Who Links To You? Find pages that point to a specific URL. Who Links To You?

34.  http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features_list.html http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features_list.html  http://www.google.com.pk/support/websearch/bin/ans wer.py?answer=35890 http://www.google.com.pk/support/websearch/bin/ans wer.py?answer=35890  http://www.google.com.pk/advanced_search?hl=en http://www.google.com.pk/advanced_search?hl=en  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasearch_engine  http://www.google.com.pk/support/websearch/bin/ans wer.py?answer=134479 http://www.google.com.pk/support/websearch/bin/ans wer.py?answer=134479  http://techwebpro.com/seo-oriented-operators-for- google-search.html http://techwebpro.com/seo-oriented-operators-for- google-search.html