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search tools-Alta vista.

when you hit advanced search it kicks you to Yahoo! search...
1. Lets you search for words in the title only or the whole page.
2. Lets you exclude words, include words, include whole phrases, exclude whole phrases..
3.allows you to filter out adult web
4. allows you to specify which domain you wish to search..i.e. .gov only, .edu only, .org only....
5. Allows you to choose one or more languages to search in...


Metasearch tools-Surfwax

Start typing in the box with the cursor. Terms from the website matching what you type will appear in the LookAhead SearchPal™ drop-down.

2. Enter words in any order. Backspace to change.
Put a space between words that go together
(e.g., barack obama)
Use a + for non-contiguous words
(e.g., barack obama+president)

3. Type at least 2 characters per word. Backspace to change. For example, to find
barack obama president
you could enter just a few characters per word connected by a + (plus sign):
ba+ob+presi

4. Type, backspace, change words, explore.

5. Review what appears in the drop-down. Keep typing to narrow the list appearing in the drop-down, or sometimes it is faster to scroll down.



Subjest Directories---INFOMINE

asic INFOMINE Searching: Searches retrieve terms in: 1) title, subject, author, keyword, and description. 2) three or four pages of rich text from the Web site. Advanced and Subject Category Searching: Searches are set to retrieve terms in title, subject, author, keyword, and description OR you can select which fields to search.
A search for:	Retrieves:
smog	smog
industr*	industries, industry, industrial, industrialization, ...
rivers	only the word rivers
rivers*	rivers, Riverside, Riverside's, National Scenic Rivers
|rivers|	Only the exact, complete term rivers in INFOMINE's subject, title, author, or keyword fields. (rivers not Rivers, Joan) Use "pipe" symbol... usually on the \ key
"new mexico"	new must appear next to mexico to get New Mexico in that order
new mexico	new and mexico (retrieves Mexico and New Zealand and new fashions in Mexico, as well as New Mexico)
|new mexico|	New Mexico retrieves only the exact, complete phrase in INFOMINE's subject, title, author, or keyword fields. (retrieves New Mexico but does not retrieve University of New Mexico) Use "pipe" symbol... usually on the \ key
genetics databases genetics and databases	genetic and databases The two searches retrieve identical results
windows not microsoft	retrieves windows but not if the word microsoft is present
crime and |states|  crime |states|	states rather than United States Finds web sites about crime in individual states rather than the many more sites about crime in the United States nationwide. The two searches retrieve identical results.
rice or oryza	either rice or oryza or both rice and oryza
sustainable (agriculture or farming)	sustainable and agriculture as well as sustainable and farming
renaissance near4 history	renaissance and history within four words of one another (retrieves history of the Renaissance and Renaissance drama as cultural history) The range for near is: near1 to near20