SEARCHING SKILLS

What is searching?

• A. The process of finding information

• B. The process of reading.

• C. The process of listening.

• D. The activity of surfing the Internet

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SEARCHING SKILLS

what are keywords?

• the terms that you use to find content on the internet

• a number

• a word

• a process of finding information

what are some scholarly sources?

• google scholar,

• kenh14.vn

• wikipedia

• z-library

Why are searching skills important?

• Because they build a focused search to find relevant information on a topic

• Because they help you explore different aspects of a topic.

• Because they help you search more efficiently and save time.

• Because it is funny.

What is the most popular search engine now?

• google

• internet explorer

• yahoo!

• gopher

What are 3 things you must remember to search effectively?

• be planned

• be methodical

• be strategic

• be precise

what should you do before doing a search?

• Find keywords

• Define your topic as completely and succinctly as possible.

• Write down exactly what information you’re looking for, why you’re looking for it, and what you’re not looking for.

• Ask somebody else

Making your keywords as ... as possible will help your search engine to track down the information that you want.

(a)  

how to combine keywords?

• write down the search engine

• limit your search

• using AND/OR

• type whatever you want.

Enclosing a search term within quotation marks prompts the search engine to ... for that specific word or phrase.

(a)