Boolean+Search


 * Boolean Searching Assignment **
 * 1. Got to Google.com **
 * 2. Type in the word tattoos into the online catalog as a keyword. How many items are there in the catalog with this word? **

**How do I limit my search??????? **  Monster trucks but I didn’t want any animals or games to come up in my search. I used the words “** and **” and “** not **” to limit my search.
 * 3. Type in the word bikers into the online catalog as a keyword. How many items are there in the catalog with this word? **
 * 4. How would you look for both #1 and #2 in the same search? **
 * 5. How many items are in the catalog that have both bikers and tattoos in the record? **
 * By looking at the puzzle pieces on the left, I searched for: **

1. Go to Google. 2. Type: ** Monster and truck ** a. How many results are there?

3. Now add: ** not animals not games ** a. How many results are there?

4. What words did you use to specify your search? a. .

5. Type in the word bigfoot into the catalog. How could you exclude the records that include the word truck if you searched again? __ Answer: __.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. How could you construct a search that brought up the most records if you were looking for books on both parrots and turtles? __ Answer: __.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">7. Type the word tattoos into Follett Destiny How many results are there? Narrow the search down to articles that are about both tattoos and art. __ Answer: __.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">8. Can you find any records in Follett Destiny that are about tattoos but not about art? How many records are there? __ Answer: __.

9. How many articles can you find in Follett Destiny that are about either tattoos or bikers?

__ Answer: __.