Topic 3 : Search Tool & Search Strategies

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Peace upon to you.. Hello !! This is the third step in Big 6 which location and access information.This topic is about how to locate and access information by using search and the strategies
         

The example of search tool

Search tool is the program or services in internet. Each search tool perform different task. There are 3 types of search tool. 

1st type: Library Catalog

 This system enable library to enter the information. There are  two form of library catalog which are:
 a) book catalog
 b) online catalog. 

From this topic, I got to know the online catalog that is used by AIU library which is OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog). It allows user to find book and other materials by online. 

2nd type: Internet

It has two mechanic: 

a) search engines

   -large database

   -collect  a lot of information

b) subject directories

    - will get few result

    - more accurate

    - limit the search 

3rd type: Online Databases

*It own by specific organization

*For example: PROQUEST, Oxford Journal and     Ebary. 

*AIU used Ebrary and 24x7, where student ca get   information and online newspaper in this        website. 

We can use different kind of search strategies to find the accurate or to limit the information. 

1st type of search strategy is keyword

This search strategy is based on our need. By using keyword strategy, we can use the synonym for the word. 

Truncation And Wildcards. Replace the word with symbol. Wildcards is used in the middle of the word.


Last type of search strategy is phrase searching. It is just a normal searching. We just search whatever we want to. So, i learned many thing from this topic and it relate to my daily life. So i hope i will be able to apply whatever i learned in my life. Bye!! HAVE A NICE DAY :)

           

 Boolen searching. It gives the limited result.