Re: ***> Search Engine Survey <***

[Carolyn Gierke <cgierke@SHS.K12.NY.US>]

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>1 - what do you use a search engine for  [i.e. history buff looking
>for  info on Crusades;
>       sports buff looking for info on football stars; math instructor
>looking for math
>       lesson plans, worksheets....]
I use it for everything.  Every time I need to locate something on a
particular topic, or even if I know of a website but foolishly forgot to
bookmark it, I can search by the website name and find it quickly using a
search engine.
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>2 - which search engine do you use the most?
Altavista
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>3 - what do you like about the search engine capabilities
Very versatile; you can search by domain, which I find very helpful; it
allows for truncation, proximity searches, boolean searching, search by
title or image.  It does everything I could want in terms of searching
except for the subject search
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>4 - what don't you like about the search engine capabilities?
It likes fewer rather than more search terms, sometimes that bugs me.
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>5 - what other search engine(s) do you use?
Once in a while I use Northern Light, but I don't use it much.
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>6 - any special tips or techniques you use to narrow your search?
See   #3, above
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>7 - additional comments, suggestions, etc...
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>I appreciate any and all survey responses.
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>Thanks.
><Gleason>/Classroom Connect
>gsackman@classroom.com
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Mrs. Carolyn Gierke,  Librarian
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Amherst, NY  14228
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