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Re: teaching search engines

#288
From: Georgiana VanSyckle
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 00:00
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I like to do the same search on all search engines, showing the different
results; then talk about meta search engines and the different results.

Georgiana Van Syckle
webmaster
State Library of Ohio

On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Jo-Ann Benedetti wrote:

> Hi all:
>
> how do you teach "search engines"?  Do you
>
> 1.  describe search engines, then pick a few that you like, demonstrating =
> each and detailing quirks of each=20
>
> or
>
> 2.  describe search techniques (such as boolean searching or +/- syntax) =
> and then say something like you can use technique "A" with search engine =
> 1, 2, 3, and technique "B" with engines C, D, & E?
>
> or
>
> 3.  something else completely?
>
> We're re-vamping our class and I'm looking for something "fresh"
>
> Jo-Ann
>
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