Tech+2-Adv+Internet

__Boolean Searching __
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 * **AND** || Both words must be present ||
 * **OR** || Either or both words must be present ||
 * **NOT** || The first but not the second word must be present ||


 * In some search engines and databases, the symbol **+** replaces **AND** and **-** replaces **NOT**.
 * * is often used as a "fill in the blank" symbol.
 * **~** (called a tilde) can be used to indicate that you wish to also search synonyms of the word.



__Google Tricks__

 * [|Advanced Searching]
 * Searching for [|Images], [|Video], [|Shopping], [|Scholarly articles], in [|University websites], [|Government websites], in [|published books], etc.
 * [|Google search features]
 * [|Search help]
 * Use "+ Show options". Clarify your search and find additional keywords using the **Wonder Wheel.**
 * **Ctrl + f** is invaluable for finding words on the page and can be used with webpages, documents and pdf files.
 * Feel like being even more "advanced"? Try these Google Hacks from [|LifeHacker's Google School.]



__Social Bookmarking with Delicious.com__

 * [|Del.icio.us] Bookmark your favorite sites and see what other people are bookmarking. //Great for classroom use!//

__Invisible Web __
[|What is the Invisible Web]? To find these hidden resources try: 
 * [|Infomine] from the University of California
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 110%;">The [|Librarian Internet Index]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 110%;">[|Scout Report Archives] from the University of Wisconsin
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 110%;">You can also use the Google site search trick (i.e. slavery site:memory.loc.gov) to search within the less user-friendly databases you may find.

__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 110%;">Subscription Databases __
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 * [|Alabama Virtual Library] Log-in using "Home Access"
 * [|JSTOR]