Ok - so we have the Boolean operators and Advanced Searches. How about "Specialized Searches?
In researching specialized searches this information said it extremely well. The following is from "Searcher" article by Gary D. Price :
2. Specialized engines can be worthwhile tools to share with less sophisticated searchers or those who do not have the time to learn to use advanced searching options.
3. In some cases, the content updates more frequently than general engines.
4. Specialized engines often provide access to content not crawled by general search engines. Remember, no search engine is complete. Using specialized tools helps reinforce the need to use more than a single search engine.
5. Specialized engines drill down to material not directly accessible via a general search engine, material commonly referred to as the Invisible Web.
A researcher knows where to look, just like a librarian knows where to look for specific topics in various areas of a library. So using general search engines, even with advanced techniques, may not be giving us the most pertinent information.
So what sort of Specialities can we hope to find? Well if you are looking for people and businesses, there are White and Yellow Pages on the Web. Here's one that has ancestry info to Cyber Cafes:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html http://webquest.sdsu.edu/searching/specialized.html
What's your favorite News or current events media? All the major search engines offer their own display of information.
And now you can even look at video searching - YouTube, Clipblast, and Y!Video - and searching through social media are specialized searches.
There are even Specialized Collections such as:
LexisNexis FindLaw IngentaConnect
Here are just a FEW lists to whet your searching souls:
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