Friday, August 15, 2008

Boolean Search Task

So after reviewing the task, i went on and decided to use Google as it facilitates Boolean logic searching.

dodge or charger returned 9,660,000 Results
+dodge +charger returned 7,800,000 Results
dodge -charger returned 114,000,000 Results
-dodge charger returned 11,100,000 Results
(dodge OR charger) returned 258,000,000 Results
dodge AND charger returned 9,660,000 Results ==== To first search

OK, now i used Google scholar to search for scholarly sites, this might be funny.
dodge charger returned 989 Results



And for interest sake, i researched the Curtain Library site and got 105 results, searching dodge or charger:)



Boolean operators, are a fantastic option to know.
Especially when there are more variable needed to be inputted.
You can really refine your search to exclude a lot of the obvious omissions
by default your search would retrieve.

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