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Effective Web Searching: OR

Effective Web Searching: OR

The use of "or" is an effective web search technique described here. It is part of a series that includes:

Effective Web Searching the basics of good web searching

Web tips (each of the following covers one search term) Exactly (1.35) Not (2.19) Or (2.01) Quotation Marks (2.32) Search in Site (1.57) Terms (2.37) Wildcard (2.15)

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web searching, search tips
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Material Type:
Tutorial
Date Added to MERLOT:
January 13, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 28, 2018
Author:
Aline Soules, California State University, East Bay  
Submitter:
Aline Soules
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
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Technical Requirements:
Need sound; should have Broadband
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English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States

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Aline Soules
Aline Soules (Faculty)
5 years ago

 

This search technique helps students to be more effective web searchers. It is part of a series, all of which are in MERLOT:

Effective Web Searching the basics of good web searching

Web tips (each of the following covers one search term) Exactly (1.35) Not (2.19) Or (2.01) Quotation Marks (2.32) Search in Site (1.57) Terms (2.37) Wildcard (2.15)