Internet Searching

How Should I Search?

Internet Basic

World Wide Web (Standard) Connection of computers

Massive information retrieval system No control over content or standards

WWW is part (NOT ALL) Email (SMPT) FTP IM (Peer 2 Peer)

WWW allows (HTTP) Audio Graphic Videos

Email

IM

FTP

Connection

Website = Web server Web server = IP = URL

B&S = 216.239.51.99 = www.mybsc-wi.com

Root folder on server (Home page) Root folder hyperlinks to OTHER pages on website. W/O

hyperlinks you would have to know the IP address of each page

IP (#) = URL (Words) Like House had unique address (mail)

uses unique address 216.239.51.99

Web 2.0: User Shift Consumer to Producers

Shutter fly

Browsers and coding

Software Job is to display

Webpages

As we get better/advanced browsers we can do more

<p><ahref="http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=1" class="fxd">Main Page</a></p>

<p><ahref="http://www.jsonline.com/index/index.aspx?id=3" class="fxd">Milwaukee</a></p>

Search Engines

Search Engine Defined

1. Just a Webpage2. Database of cataloged sites (indexed)3. Interface that allows you to search

database4. User entered Keyword

Does Not access the entire Web

SE and Keyword

Don’t think: no weeding Match letters and word (user and

index) Webpage designer makes keyword No standards or editing Dependent on “character” of web

designer Searcher must “trust” web designers

Book, databases and directoriesProfessional Keywords Index

Search EngineNo professional contributions

User Enter in KeywordBut what word?

Yahoo Database

Search Engines care about me? $$$$$

Recall

Some Tools

Use Specific keywords

Keyword Placement

Phrase searching Advance searching Filtering Boolean operators

Hidden/Invisible Web

Search engine only index homepage Cannot index Databases

Other Search Engines Best Information on the Web

Access Quality

Directories

Subject Guides Subject Tree Hierarchy Organization

Broad Narrow General Specific

Drilling Down Selective Inclusion Trailblazer Pages LII Yahoo

•Science

•Energy

•Renewable

•Wind

MyBSC- Portal

milwaukee………………student