Topic 3 : Search Tools & Search Strategies.

Assalamualaikum,

    In this topic, we have learnt about SEARCH TOOLS & SEARCH STRATEGIES. From this topic , I know about internet is the search tools that we always using it. There are 5 types of search tools of internet which are Search Engines, Meta-Search Engines, Information Gate Ways, Subject Directories & Specialized Database. For your information, the specific name for AiU's OPAC is "CHAMO" but the special name is itAlic.

    Search Strategies is the approach & structured or organization of term used to search a database or internet. It will indicate the terms in searching & help user to find an accurate result or specific information as well. There are 4 search strategies:

1) Search with Keyword:

• using the synonym words.
• example:  Tertiary Education = College = University.

2) Boolean Searching : there are 3 keywords between words.

• AND

To limit the search.

• OR

To expend the search.

• NOT

To exclude the unwanted terms.

3) Truncation & Wildcard.

      Asterisk (*) & Question Mark (?) & Pound Sign (#)

• Truncation : put at the of letters in the words.

Example:

                  teen* = teen or teens or teenage or teenager.

• Wildcard : put in the middle of letters in the words.

Example :

                   wom?n = woman or women.

4) Phrase Searching :

• searching for two or more words as an exact phrase.
• use Brackets ( ) or Inverted Commas " " .

Example:

                  "Information Literacy" or (Information Literacy)