Practical_3

Search Strategy



This week, we were being taught about how to make our search more effective, basically it’s about to create search strategy, compare & evaluate search effectiveness. So, how to use Boolean operator to minimize the time limit that can give us the most accurate answer we wanted. Here’s the key words I am using for my topic:

The impact of online gaming on youths.

Key words: impact ; online gaming ; youths ;

Step1: find the synonyms for the key words , as follows:
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Step2: use Boolean operator to connect the synonyms:

(impact OR effect* OR influence* OR consequence* ) AND (online gaming OR virtual game*) AND (youths OR teenager*)

By using this, we can get the most relevant result. By using ‘or’ and ‘and’ we have increase the accuracy for finding the most expected answer.
Meanwhile, we also used the same searching words to find on another search engine called Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/).

However, the expected result is only a few. Therefore, we can see that Google Scholar can only give us for certain formed documents such as pdf, doc, ppt and so on. Instead of giving us specific documents, Google give us all the sources related to the answer which including web pages, blogs, forums and all this kind of discussion topics.

Hence, based on different target we want, we should be able to choose which search engine is more effective and use Boolean operator to make a best way to find our expected.



Briefly reflect on lessons learnt from this practical by answering questions below :

a) Were you impressed by Google’s search functions/features? Why?

b) How do you feel about participation in discussion forum? Is it helpful for your research? Do you feel anxious about talking to others you do not know?

c) Why must you do citation and bibliography?


a) Of course. As the first search engine and one of the biggest companies, Google has made his own way to become successful, no need to describe so much. All these companies nowadays are following the way which Google walked by. Let’s just let the pictures talk the truth.

1.Different language versions..



2.Advanced search







3.Temporary cached

4.Different functions

5.More specific links to more search engines

6.Interest linking picture

7.The speed for reacting a searching and the sea number of results

In the view of all above, that’s why I am really impressed by Google’s search functions. I hope all of you can really how to learn and enjoy by using Google. It will become our own teacher. If we come across any difficulties, we can just conquer it by finding our answer ourselves! ~~~

b) Being participated in discussion forum, I feel it’s very helpful. There are always someone who is very knowledgeable to answer your questions very carefully and specifically. However, to post on a forum is really hard. First of all, we need to create a new account, after active your account, you have to go to the linked part of your topic and post a new topic.

It’s a bit complicated for me. And it do takes time to wait for others to answer your question. Besides, there are people not here to answer your question and you have to deal with them. So, though this is another way to find answers and discuss with others, I won’t prefer it. About do you feel anxious about talking to others you do not know? Actually I am not because no one knows what I am. So I can just ignore what they say about me. By the way, a man should not feel shy and shame about asking questions right? Ok, hope you enjoy the forum..

c) It’s based on copy right. As for know, I am keeping my own blog. So it’s not hard to believer that after so many hours work, if someone just copy and paste your thing to his own space, you will get upset and very angry. Hence, due to all respect to the original writer and author, we seriously need to do citation and bibliography. All right that’s all for today…

Wish all of you a nice day!~