英语科技论文写作-吴江梅-Unit 1 Information Searching.pptVIP

Homework: Review the searching techniques we have learned, and search some papers related to your research field through search engines and periodical databases. AND OR NOT 1) The search with operator AND will normally retrieve fewer results than if you search for one of the terms on its own. The more terms you enter, the narrower your search becomes. 2) The Boolean operator OR expands your search. The more terms you enter, the more documents you will retrieve. 3) Operator NOT is generally used to narrow the search result, and it can improve the accuracy of the search result, so we should use it as often as possible. True or False Operator NOT is generally used to narrow the research result, but it may not improve the accuracy of the search result. Besides, since it has the possibility to exclude some related documents, we should use it with caution. 1) Are all the search engine and online database support these operators with uniform symbols? 2) How do you search for multiple word combinations of exact phrases such as “black and blue”, or “hate or love”? 3) How do you specify specific order in your search terms, such as “TV or radio and old people”? More questions to think about 1) Databases may handle Boolean operators differently. Some require the operators to type in capital letters, while others do not; some use drop-down menu options to spell out the Boolean logic in short phrase. Some use (+) and (－) symbols instead of AND, NOT. 2) If you want to search for terms with “and” in a phrase, such as black and blue, you should type the phrase into the search box and enclose it in double quotes as “black and blue”. 3) We can use parentheses to clarify relationships between search terms. For example, (TV or radio) and old people This search retrieves both “TV and old people” and “radio and old people” Example of black and blue creat* will retrieve entries for all documents containing the words: creature, creation, create, creating, creator, etc.