WWW Search Strategy Tips

Tips and Tricks for World Wide Web Searching

• For a more precise search, try going down through menus in a subject tree, or use the subject tree's search engine.
• Begin with a simple search through a general search engine & think critically about the engine, its features and the search results, based on the preceding questions.
• Cast a wide net, by using the same search words, and then synonyms or related terms in a number of different search engines to compare their features, and for more comprehensive results.
• For greater precision and comprehensiveness, try using complex searches or a variety of advanced search options, in a number of different search engines.
• Check online help or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Created by Esther Grassian, 4/27/96. © 1996 Regents of the University of California
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Updated September 6, 2000