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Article #288Re: teaching search engines
From: Georgiana VanSyckle
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 00:00
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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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10449f,3d93ff5847df6761 X-Google-Attributes: gid10449f,public From: Georgiana VanSyckle <gvansyck@WINSLO.STATE.OH.US> Subject: Re: teaching search engines Date: 1999/04/23 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9904230810280.14614-100000@winslo.state.oh.us> X-Deja-AN: 470140686 Sender: Internet/BITNET Network Trainers <NETTRAIN@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU> Approved: NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU * References: <199904221946.PAA11551@winslo.state.oh.us> Comments: To: Jo-Ann Benedetti <BenedeJ@MAIL.AMC.EDU> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Georgiana VanSyckle <gvansyck@WINSLO.STATE.OH.US> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.nettrain