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1 Dont Just Search… Find Something! Senior Corps Technology Center http://seniortechcenter.org

2 Places to Search Google Yahoo! AltaVista AskJeeves Librarians Index to the Internet

3 Advanced Searching Most sites provide advanced search options Each offers different variations You determine how terms are searched Go to Yahoo! advanced searchYahoo!

4 Keyboard Shortcuts AND (all words) vs. OR (any words) Use +, - for more precise searching Order of terms may affect results Use quotes for exact phrases

5 Google Services & Tools Click more >> formore >> Services to further enhance search Tools beyond searching

6 Yahoo! Services Yahoo! also has many services MyYahoo! Travel Photos Email Groups

7 Now go find what youre looking for!

8 But if you ever need help…

9 Were just a click away! Senior Corps Tech Center www.seniortechcenter.org www.seniortechcenter.org The Resource Center www.nationalservice.gov/resources/ www.nationalservice.gov/resources/ National Service-Learning Clearinghouse www.servicelearning.org www.servicelearning.org

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