Research Search engine
Search engine "spider"
A software program that search web based documents.
What is the difference between content on a website and content from a library database?
Library: get info from professionals/experts ,contain published works with checked facts ,easy to cite + may create for you, can help narrow topic/ suggest related subjects,updated frequently, include publication date Websites: can be written by anyone, content not checked, don't give enough info for citation, not often updated and not meant for student support
What is the value of using databases
all websites and info is organized so that when you use keywords in your search engine, it can effectively find the info you're looking for and condense the amount of results
What is the value of using search engines?
allows for an easy search based on just a few keywords related to your topic, won't give you random results and refine search quickly
How do search engines locate information?
by using a complex ranking system
database
collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select desired pieces of data. You can think of a database as an electronic filing system
Web browser
computer program that displays web content/ gives access to the web
How do databases generate content?
generated by experts on topics
Search engine.
programs that search documents for specified keywords and returns a list of matching documents
meta search engine
search engine that queries other search engines and then combines the results that are received from all. In effect, the user is not using just one search engine but a combination of many search engines at once to optimize Web searching
How do search engines locate information?
typically by doing a word for word match
How will you use search engines and databases for your history research?
use tricks of search engine and databases to look for civil war topics and get information in a short amount of time, and have reassurance that it will have relevance to research topic, won't have to do too much searching through websites and facts
