The main purpose in providing the option for downloading materials is so that they can be adapted and used in local sessions with library staff or readers. Contents Topic Description Aims and objectives of the workshop Sets out what participants will get out of the session in terms of general aims and specific objectives. The development of search engines Brief history of Internet search tools and their development up to the present day. What's been happening to the size of the web since last year. Behind the results Things to think about when you get your search results.
Information sources Bibliography for Update Workshop.
A page with lots of external links to a variety of search tools and sites to help you search better. Hints and Tips General and specific hints and tips for getting the most from search engines. Boolean searching Table referencing the major search engines and the syntax to use for entering Boolean commands. Advanced searching Same table as above listing syntax for phrase, proximity and truncation. Field searching Same table as above listing common fields implemented by the search engine databases.